O TERREIRO DO ALAKETU E SEUS FUNDADORES: HISTÓRIA E GENEALOGIA FAMILIAR, 1807-1867
The candomblé temple Ilê Maroiá Laji, better known as Alaketu, is recognized as one of the oldest in Brazil. According to the temple¿s rich oral tradition, it was founded by an African woman who was from a royal family of the Yoruba citystate of Ketu and whose African name was Otampê Ojaró. Oral mem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal da Bahia - Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Afro-Ásia |
| Online Access: | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=77021122007 |