Diana DeG. Brown's Umbanda, Religion and Politics in Urban Brazil, published by Columbia University Press in 1994, is an academic monograph examining Umbanda, the Brazilian religion blending African, Indigenous, Catholic and Spiritist elements, and its entanglement with twentieth century Brazilian politics, including how the movement sought social legitimacy and state recognition during periods when African derived religion faced discrimination. Brown conducted direct fieldwork within Umbanda communities in Brazil. Its strength is treating Umbanda's development as inseparable from Brazilian political history rather than describing its ritual practice in isolation from the social pressures that shaped it. Its limit is that the fieldwork and analysis are grounded in a specific period of twentieth century Brazilian history, so a claim about Umbanda practice or its political standing today needs more recent scholarship alongside this historically grounded account.
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Columbia University Press academic monograph. Restriction walk: this source is also cited from an Afro-Brazilian tradition page; tier assigned on bibliographic shape alone, not on any reading of the restricted content. NotesDiana Brown's academic monograph on Umbanda, religion and politics in urban Brazil.
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AuthorDiana DeG. Brown
PublisherColumbia University Press
Publication Year1994
Source Typeacademic monograph
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Diana, Deities This source names Diana directly: "Diana DeG."
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This source backs 43 claims across the atlas. As facts: 32 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 2 connected. Plus 7 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Articles, 22 claims: 18 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
- Historical Figures, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Religions, 3 claims: 1 holds, 2 general references.
- Practices, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Religious Roles & Titles, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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