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Fenomen religii afro – brazylijskich
The Phenomena of Afro-Brazilian religions

Author(s): Bogusław Kieżel
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Kuria Metropolitalna Białostocka

Summary/Abstract: This article presents a phenomenon of the Afro – Brazilian religions which developed in Brazil within the African slave trade (16 – 19th. century) and at the beginning of the 20th. century, like: candomblé, macumba and umbanda. The study of these religions is focused on the historical, terminological and ethno – religious dimensions. Nowadays umbanda seems to be the most popular and developed Afro – Brazilian religion in Brazil. The dynamic development of the Afro – Brazilian religions is one of the challenges for a research and for the Church as well.

  • Issue Year: 26/2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 225-246
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish