Candomblé in Brazil Presented by: Ruby Garmon, Madelyn Haulotte, 1. Callie Pierce, and Anna Sturgill
Candomblé in Brazil ● Similar to Haitian Vodou ● Allows women independence ● Matriarchal structures 1. 2.
What is Candomblé? ● Oludumaré (Olorun) ● Orixas ● Macumba 3. ● “ Dance in honor of the gods” ● Divination ● Pai-de-santo/Mãe-de-santo 4.
Historical Context ● Ethnic Groups 5. ● Portuguese Colonization ● Women Practitioners ● Repression through laws and police force 6.
Similarities to Haitian Vodou Practice of the religion: External Interpretations: ● ● Slavery Police repression in the 1920’s ● Orixas and 1930’s ● ● Initiation Brazil’s national image - racial ● Festa / spiritual possession democracy, free of racism ● Dance ● Consulations
Differences from Haitian Vodou ● Portuguese colonization / French colonization ● Geographic landscape ● Multicultural society
Evidence of Matriarchal Structures “...by tradition, women were uniquely suited to serve the African gods” (Matory 2005: 190) “...a decision to serve the spirits becomes a decision to stop serving men” (McCarthy Brown 2001: 167) Marcelina da Silva Mama Lola ● ● Casa Branca Four generations of Priestesses ● ● Social mobility Social mobility ● ● Wealth and power Wealth through religious practice
Conclusion ● Historical Context ● Relations to Haitian Vodou ● Matriarchal Structures ● Means of Independence ● Feminist Theory 7.
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