Sacred Leaves of Candomblé: African Magic, Medicine, and Religion in BrazilUniversity of Texas Press, 1997 M11 12 - 236 pages Candomble, an African religious and healing tradition that spread to Brazil during the slave trade, relies heavily on the use of plants in its spiritual and medicinal practices. This book traces the origin, diffusion, medicinal use, and meaning of Candomble's healing pharmacopoeia - the sacred leaves. This research casts new light on topics ranging from the creation of African American cultures to tropical rain forest healing floras. |
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abô adherents Aframomum melegueta Africa and South African slaves Afro-Brazilian aiê arrived associated axé Bahia banho de descarga barracão Bastide belief systems Brazil Brazilian Brunfelsia uniflora Candomblé Candomblé priests Candomblé terreiros Cardim Catholic century ceremonies client coastal colonial cool cultivated cultural dandá deities dendê dominated early employed ethnomedical European evil eye example filhas-de-santo floristic forest Freyre gods healers healing flora herb herbal Iansã Ilhéus illness indigenous Iroko landscape leaf bath leaf tea liturgical mãe-de-santo magical Nanã native Nina Rodrigues Nóbrega Ogun Old World cosmopolitan Olórun Omolu orixás orun Ossâim Oxalá Oxóssi Oxum Padre pai-de-santo pantheon pharmacopoeia Photo plantation population Portuguese priestesses problems region religion religious represented ritual Robert Voeks Ruta graveolens sacred leaves sacudimento saints Santos seeds shrub Sousa South America species spiritual taxa traditional tree treelet tropical Tupinambá Verger Vodun West Africa World cosmopolitan weed Xangô Yemanjá Yoruba