Sacred Leaves of Candomblé: African Magic, Medicine, and Religion in Brazil

Name: Sacred Leaves of Candomblé: African magic, medicine, and religion in Brazil
Brand: University of Texas Press
SKU: 9780292787315
Price: 2639.00 INR
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by Robert A. Voeks

University of Texas Press · 1997 · Paperback

A study of Candomblé, a faith with African roots that took hold in Brazil in the wake of the slave trade, and of its use of plants in ritual and medicine. Suits readers of ethnobotany and Afro-Brazilian religion.

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About this book

Candomblé is a religious and healing practice of African origin that reached Brazil through the slave trade. It relies heavily on plants in both its spiritual and its medicinal practice.

The book traces the origin and diffusion of these plant practices, their medicinal use and the meanings attached to them. It approaches the subject from the standpoint of ethnobotany, looking at how plants carry religious and healing significance.

Readers of Afro-Brazilian religion, ethnobotany and medical anthropology will find the book useful.

Edition note: published by the University of Texas Press. ISBN-13: 9780292787315.