Blacks of the Rosary: Memory and History in Minas Gérais, Brazil

Elizabeth Kiddy's exploration of the historical presence and impact of slave and ex-slave religious fraternal organizations in Brazil-the Brotherhoods of the Rosary-provides what is perhaps the most significant work in this field since the publication of the classic works published by Russell-W...

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Published in:Canadian journal of Latin American and Caribbean studies 2007, Vol.32 (63), p.267-268
Main Author: Hewitt, W. E. (Ted)
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Black people
Blacks
Brazil
Christianity
Collective memory
Cultural history
Kiddy, Elizabeth W
Memory
Minas Gerais
Nonfiction
Political factors
Religious missions
Religious organizations
Religious studies
REVIEWS / RECENSIONS
Slavery
Spirituality
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Summary:Elizabeth Kiddy's exploration of the historical presence and impact of slave and ex-slave religious fraternal organizations in Brazil-the Brotherhoods of the Rosary-provides what is perhaps the most significant work in this field since the publication of the classic works published by Russell-Wood in the late 1960s. Relying on a rich base of data including historical records, firsthand accounts, travelogues, interviews, and public and Church-based census material, Blacks of the Rosary: Memory and History in Minas Gerais in Brazil details both the historical roots and context of a religious phenomenon , which has lasted into the 21st century. In doing so, it also provides exceptional insight into the mechanisms that have ensured the Brotherhoods' survival in a vastly changing social and political context in which Brazil has moved from slavery to abolition, empire to democratic republic, church repression to tolerance, and from being a rural-based economy to an urban, industrial powerhouse. Through all these transformations, Brazil's Brotherhoods of the Rosary-originally formed in the 16th century to provide a strong community and faith-oriented base for existing and freed slaves-have remained remarkably constant in their structures of organization and authority, their strong rootedness in African cosmology, and above all, their devotion to "Our Lady of the Rosary."
ISSN:0826-3663
2333-1461