Candomble n : is a spiritist religion from Brazil. See also Umbanda and Voodoo.
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Recommended Reading ...
Sacred Leaves of Candomble: African Magic, Medicine, and Religion in Brazil.
Samba in the Night: Spiritism in Brazil.
Spirits and Scientists: Ideology, Spiritism, and Brazilian Culture.
Spirits from the Margins: Umbanda in São Paulo.
There is even a native Brazilian religion, Umbanda or Macumba, which combines Afro-Christian Candomble (in which the gods of the imported Negro slaves were identified with the saints and divine beings of their Catholic Christian masters) with Kardec ...
Different names include Candomble, Macumba, Santeria, Hoodoo, Voodoo and many others. (3) In the United States and Canada, systems of thaumaturgic magic and religion practiced by people who are usually poor, uneducated and nonwhite.
has many Santeros as well as devoted Catholics because many practice both religions or a combination. New York, Miami, Los Angeles and the countries of Cuba and Jamaica are Santeria strong holds. Brazilians practice it under such names as Candomble, ...
 See also: Voodoo, Magic, Black magic, Umbanda, Spiritual
  
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