Brazil Slide Series: Collection Candomble, Slide No. 0036.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Indian pajé statue and artifacts in Candomblé shop. The pajé or Shaman of the Amerindian peoples invoked the spirits of the dead and nature much in the sarne way as in the Candomblé rituaIs. Amerindian spirits may be present and revered in such Afro-Brazilian rituaIs.Imagem de pajé indígena e artesanato numa loja de candomblé. O pagé ou shaman dos povos ameríndios invocava os espíritos dos mortos e a natureza de modo muito semelhante ao dos rituais de candomblé. Os espíritos ameríndios às vezes estão presentes e são venerados nestes rituais afro-brasileiros.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1994