Sacred Leaves of Candomblé: African Magic, Medicine, and Religion in BrazilCandomble, 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 Atlantic axé Bahia banho de descarga barracão Bastide belief systems Brazil Brazilian Brunfelsia uniflora Caboclo Candomblé Candomblé priests Candomblé terreiros Cardim Catholic century ceremonies client coastal colonial cool cultivated cultural dandá deities dendê dominated early employed European evil eye filhas-de-santo floristic forest gods healers healing flora herb New World herb Old World 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