Marcelina da Silva e seu mundo: novos dados para uma historiografia do Candomblé Ketu

The Casa Branca terreiro is one of the oldest in Bahia, and, according to oral tradition, it was founded after a voyage to Africa undertaken by two early priestesses, African freedwoman Marcelina da Silva and her ialorixá, the latter remembered only by her ritual title, Iyá Nassô. Until now, there h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lisa Earl Castillo, Luis Nicolau Par\u00E9s
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia - Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais 2007-01-01
Series:Afro-Ásia
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=77011144004