Bastide on religion : the invention of candomblé - Despland, Michel (London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub. Ltd., 2008)
An intellectual biography -- Breaking the glass and striking the rock -- Symbols, memory and anticipation : sociology from Durkheim to Gurvitch -- Civilizations neither meet nor clash, people do -- The three books on Afro-Brazilian religions -- The Paris career : the world of French ethnologists -- Leaving safe ground : acknowledging the fluidity of human interaction -- Candomblé as paradigm for translocal religion -- O sagrado selvagem as corner stone of a theory of religion -- Study of religion and sociology of knowledge -- The aesthetic dimension, or the black hen lays white eggs.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [107]-[136]) and index.
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Keywords: Bastide, Roger, -- 1898-1974.; Religion; Candomblé (Religion); Bahia (Brazil : State) -- Religious life and customs; Electronic books