Exu do Brasil: tropos de uma identidade afro-brasileira nos trópicos

Authors

  • Vagner Gonçalves da Silva Depto. Antropologia - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.2012.59309

Keywords:

Exu, candomblé, umbanda, Brazilian identity.

Abstract

In this article I intend to discuss some of the meanings of theOrisha Exu in Candomblé and Umbanda, the two most popular models ofAfrican religions in Brazil. I argue that this deity allows a reading of Brazilianculture by its character of “cultural mediator”. Exu in Brazilian societyhave a fluid role, a “non-place”, which makes it a good beginning to thinkingabout some important issues of national identity, such as the Braziliansyncretism and miscegenation.

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Published

2013-07-29

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 2 (2012)

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How to Cite

Gonçalves da Silva, V. (2013). Exu do Brasil: tropos de uma identidade afro-brasileira nos trópicos. Revista De Antropologia, 55(2). https://doi.org/10.11606/2179-0892.ra.2012.59309