Afro-Brazilian Religions

This Element introduces Afro-Brazilian religions and underscores the necessity for an expanded methodological framework to encompass these traditions in the philosophy of religion.

List of contents

Opening; 1. Afro-Brazilian Religions; 2. Mythic Narratives and Candomblé's Supreme Being; 3. Sacrifice and the Indispensability of Ethnography; 4. Objects, Ontology, and Personhood; 5. A Religion of Embodied Knowledge; Conclusion; References.

Summary

This Element introduces Afro-Brazilian religions and underscores the necessity for an expanded methodological framework to encompass these traditions in the philosophy of religion.

Product details

• Authors: José Eduardo Porcher, Jose Eduardo (Pontifical Catholic Univers Porcher
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009469012
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0946901-2
• No. of pages: 82
• Series: Elements in Global Philosophy of Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Theology, Social and cultural anthropology, Philosophy of religion, Black & Asian Studies, Cognitivism, cognitive theory, Relating to people of the African diasporas / heritage