The Development of Yoruba Candomble Communities in Salvador, Bahia, 1835-1986

This project is an attempt to bring together the many fragments of history concerning the Yoruba religious community and their rise to prominence in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, from the mid-nineteenth to the late-twentieth centuries.

Auteur

Miguel Alonso is Chair of the Department of History, Political Science, and Geography at Nassau Community College, USA.

Contenu

1. A New Beginning 2. Dispersal 3. The River Never Rests 4. Into the Light