Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil (Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures)

As a result of new research, we can now paint a more complex picture of peoples and cultures in the south Atlantic, from the earliest period of the slave trade up to the present. The nine papers in this volume indicate that a dynamic and continuous movement of peoples east as well as west across the Atlantic forged diverse and vibrant re-inventions and re-interpretations of the rich mix of cultures represented by Africans and peoples of African descent on both continents. Machine generated contents note: introduction Kristin Mann and Edna G. Bay Shifting Paradigms in the Study of the African Diaspora and of Atlantic History and Culture Kristin Mann The Evolution of the Brazilian Community in Ouidah Robin Law Protection, Political Exile, and the Atlantic Slave-Trade: History and Collective Memory in Dahomey Edna G. Bay Some Reflections on the Brazilian Legacy in Dahomey Elis6e Soumonni The Identity, Contributions, and Ideology of the Aguda (Afro-Brazilians) of the Gulf of Benin: A Reinterpretation Olabiyi Babalola Yai Buying and Selling Korans in Nineteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro Alberto Da Costa E Silva The Jeje in the Tambor de Mina of Mamrnhao and in the Candomble of Bahia Luis Nicolau Par6s Candomble in Nineteenth-Century Bahia: Priests, Followers, Clients Jojo Jose Reis Africa in the Reinvention of Nineteenth-Century Afro-Bahian Identity Kim D. Butler Notes on Contributors Index.