Searching for Afrocentric spirituality within the transpersonal [PDF]
, 2014 The aim of this paper is to show, via the lens of a culturally specific dream, how the transpersonal could benefit from broadening its approach to spirituality to include the wisdom of African spiritual beliefs.
Callaghan, Jane +2 more
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Is Brazil really a catholic country? What opinions about abortion, sex between individuals who are not married to each other, and homosexuality say about the meaning of catholicism in three Brazilian cities [PDF]
The idea of being a Catholic country is quite widespread throughout the nation. What does it mean to be Catholic in Brazil? Do Catholics follow the Catholic Doctrine?
Christopher G. Ellison +3 more
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Reasserting Humanity Through the Liberatory Gaze [PDF]
, 2012 The act of critically looking can be a method used to consider alternative ways of conceptualizing marginalized cultures and ethnicities. By engaging in a series of inquiries about the subject of an image, the spectator can form a more comprehensive ...
Crum, Melissa
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PONCIÁ VICÊNCIO: Rastros de memória e ficção
Kwanissa, 2018 PONCIÁ VICÊNCIO: Rastros de memória e ficção Ponciá Vicêncio: Traces of memory and fiction Ponciá Vicêncio: Rastros de memoria y ficción Resumo Iremos, neste artigo, abordar Ponciá Vicêncio (2003), romance de Conceição Evaristo.
Elen Karla Sousa da Silva +1 more
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Afro-Hispanic contact varieties as conventionalized advanced second languages [PDF]
, 2013 This article focuses on some linguistic aspects of Afro-Hispanic contact varieties that have traditionally been ascribed to their supposed creole origin.
Sessarego, Sandro
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Inequality of Opportunity in Brazil [PDF]
This paper proposes a method to decompose earnings inequality into a component due to unequal opportunities and a residual term. Drawing on the distinction between ‘circumstance’ and ‘effort’ variables in John Roemer’s work on equality of opportunity, we
Francisco H.B. Ferreira +2 more
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Cultures of Innovation of the African Poor. Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in African Societies and Black Diasporas in Latin America [PDF]
The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders.
Dirk Kohnert
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O auto do Bumba-meu-boi do Maranhão e a Lei n. 11.645/2008: contribuições didáticas
EccoS – Revista Científica, 2012 This article aims to provide general educational contributions for art teachers from elementary school, having as background the guidance of Federal Law. 11.645/2008, which deals with the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and Indian history.
Denise Maria Soares Lima +1 more
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Some proposals for the teaching of African and Afro-Brazilian literatures in High School
, 2017 Considering the fulfillment of the Law no 10.639/03, the article presents six proposals for the teaching of African and African-Brazilian literature in high school, in view of the comparative method and the prospective approach (ABDALA JR., 2003).
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, 2018 Este artigo busca estudar a literatura afro-brasileira produzida no século XIX, em particular o conto “A escrava”, de Maria Firmina dos Reis, e o poema “Minha mãe”, de Luís Gama, verificando como ambos os textos, publicados em 1859, embora em gênero distintos, tematizam e representam a mulher negra. Ao adentrarmos nessa discussão, algumas considerações
Bernardes, Tatiana Valentim Mina +2 more
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