Deeply Rooted in the Present: Heritage, Memory, and Identity in Brazilian Quilombos
- ISBN-10
- 144263474X
- ISBN-13
- 9781442634749
- Category
- Black people
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-06-06
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Author
- Mary Lorena Kenny
Description
Based on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and historical research, this book uses a Brazilian quilombola community (descendants of enslaved Africans) as a case study to explore how memories, knowledge, and experience are transformed into cultural heritage.
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