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Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomble

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Divinity Atlas. "Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomble." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/black-atlantic-religion-tradition-transnationalism-and-matriarchy-in-the-afro-brazilian-candomble.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomble. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/black-atlantic-religion-tradition-transnationalism-and-matriarchy-in-the-afro-brazilian-candomble

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-black-atlantic-religion-tradition-transn,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomble},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/black-atlantic-religion-tradition-transnationalism-and-matriarchy-in-the-afro-brazilian-candomble},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

J. Lorand Matory's study is a scholarly ethnographic and historical study of Candomble, the Afro-Brazilian religion, built from documented fieldwork and archival research specifically focused on its transnational ties to West Africa and the role of women in its priesthood, rather than describing Candomble as a generic Afro-diasporic tradition. That named, focused method is the study's real evidentiary basis. Use it for established facts about Candomble as documented in this specific study, particularly its transnationalism and its priesthood's gender structure; it is not a general reference on Afro-diasporic religion beyond Candomble specifically, so a claim about a related tradition such as Santeria or Vodou needs a source dedicated to that separate tradition.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

J. Lorand Matory's scholarly ethnographic and historical study of Candomble built from documented fieldwork and archival research specifically focused on its transnational ties to West Africa and the role of women in its priesthood.

Notes

Scholarly ethnographic and historical study of Candomble, the Afro-Brazilian religion, focused on its transnational ties to West Africa and the role of women in its priesthood. Use for established facts about Candomble as documented in this specific study; not a general reference on Afro-diasporic religion beyond Candomble.

Citation

Author

J. Lorand Matory

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication Year

2005

URL

https://archive.org/details/blackatlanticrel0000mato

Source Type

book

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Africa

This source names Africa directly: "on its transnational ties to West Africa and the role of women in its priesthood, rather than describing Candomble as a generic Afro-diasporic tradition."

Source Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian CandombleJ. Lorand Matory

Claims Backed By This Source (141 claims)

This source backs 141 claims across the atlas. As facts: 96 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 20 holds, 1 connected. Plus 23 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Subcategories, 30 claims: 22 well-attested, 3 holds, 5 general references.
Religious Organization & Structure, 24 claims: 14 well-attested, 7 holds, 3 general references.
Articles, 22 claims: 22 well-attested.
Religious Roles & Titles, 13 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 1 connected, 4 general references.
Religions, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
Sacred Sites, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Bodies of Water, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Cities, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
Deities, 3 claims: 1 holds, 2 general references.
Prayers, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Language Families, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Practices, 1 claims: 1 general references.