Blacks Of The Rosary

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"Blacks of the Rosary tells the story of the Afro-Brazilian communities that developed within lay religious brotherhoods dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary in Minas Gerais. It shows how these brotherhoods functioned as a social space in which Africans and their descendants could rebuild a communal identity based on a shared history of an African past and an ongoing devotional practice, thereby giving rise to enduring transnational cultures that have survived to the present day."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Religious life and customs,  Religion,  History,  Blacks,  Our Lady of the Rosary,  Brotherhoods,  Cult,  Brazil, social life and customs,  Blacks, brazil,  Blacks, religion,  Brazil, religion,  Black people