Afro-Brazilian Religions and Ethnic Identity Politics in the Brazilian Public Health Arena

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  • A Pagano University of California, Berkeley

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https://doi.org/10.5195/hcs.2012.92

要旨

In this article, I examine the ways in which health activists from Afro-Brazilian religions deploy ethnic identity politics within the Brazilian public health arena to gain recognition and respect for their beliefs and practices, as well as public health goods for their communities. I also discuss the creation and enactment of “culturally competent” healthcare initiatives for members of Afro-Brazilian religions. Finally, I examine the tension between universal particular identity frames that emerges within the political discourses of health activists from Afro-Brazilian religions. Throughout, I place this case study in dialogue with similar scholarship on minority health politics and cultural competence initiatives in other parts of the world.

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2012-08-14

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巻 3 号 1 (2012): Identities

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