فتیش‌ها و بناها: هنر و فرهنگ آفرو-برزیلی در قرن بیستم (بازنگری تاریخ فرهنگی)

One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomblé were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Its cult objects were fearsome fetishes. Nowadays, they are Afro-Brazilian cultural works of art, objects of museum display and public monuments. Focusing on the particular histories of objects, images, spaces and persons who embodied it, this book portrays the historical journey from weapons of sorcery looted by the police, to hidden living stones, to public works of art attacked by religious fanatics that see them as images of the Devil, former sorcerers who have become artists, writers, and philosophers. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, unconventional, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general. One Hundred Years Ago In Brazil The Rituals Of Candomble Were Feared As Sorcery And Persecuted As Crime. Its Cult Objects Were Fearsome Fetishes. Nowadays, They Are Afro-brazilian Cultural Works Of Art, Objects Of Museum Display And Public Monuments. Focusing On The Particular Histories Of Objects, Images, Spaces And Persons Who Embodied It, This Book Portrays The Historical Journey From Weapons Of Sorcery Looted By The Police, To Hidden Living Stones, To Public Works Of Art Attacked By Religious Fanatics That See Them As Images Of The Devil, Former Sorcerers Who Have Become Artists, Writers, And Philosophers. Addressing This History As A Journey Of Objectification And Appropriation, The Author Offers A Fresh, Unconventional, And Illuminating Look At Questions Of Syncretism, Hybridity And Cultural Resistance In Brazil And In The Black Atlantic In General.--book Jacket. Culture And Objectification In The Black Rome -- 'making The Saint': Spirits, Shrines And Syncretism In Candomblé -- From Sorcery To Civilisation: The Objectification Of Afro-brazilian Culture --from Informants To Scholars: Appropriating Afro-brazilian Culture -- From Weapons Of Crime To Jewels Of The Crown: Cndomblé In Museums -- From The Shanties To The Mansions: Candomblé As National Heritage -- Modern Art And Afro-brazilian Culture In Bahia -- Authenticity And Commodification In Afro-brazilian Art -- Candomblé As Public Art: The Orixás Of Tototó -- Re-appropriations Of Afro-brazilian Culture. Roger Sansi. Includes Bibliography (p. [195]-205) And Index. One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomblé were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Its cult objects were fearsome fetishes. Nowadays, they are Afro-Brazilian cultural works of art, objects of museum display and public monuments. Focusing on the particular histories of objects, images, spaces and persons who embodied it, this book portrays the historical journey from weapons of sorcery looted by the police, to hidden living stones, to public works of art attacked by religious fanatics that see them as images of the Devil, former sorcerers who have become artists, writers, and philosophers. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, unconventional, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general.