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    Oshun, Xica and the Sambista: The Black Female Body as Image of Nationalist Expression

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    Author
    Akinjiola, Oluyinka A.
    Keyword
    Yoruba Diaspora
    Orisha
    Oshún
    Black Dancing Body
    Samba
    Rumba
    Deusa De Ebano
    Xica Da Silva
    Carnaval
    Santeria
    Candomblé
    Ifa
    Cuba
    Brazil
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    Date Published
    2014-05-17
    
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/4810
    Abstract
    The context of this work explores black female iconography from the African Diaspora including Oshún, Xica da Silva, and the Deusa de Ebano. These representations of black female dancing bodies are integrated into images of nationalist expressions in Brazil, Cuba and Nigeria. Oshún, the Yoruba deity from Nigeria and Benin represents ultimate femininity from the African perspective. Xica da Silva was an Afro-Brazilian slave who became the richest woman in Minas Gerais through her romantic union with João Fernandez. The Deusa de Ebano, or ebony goddess, becomes the symbol of blocos afros during the yearly celebration of Carnaval in Salvador, Brazil.
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