Publications [#237726] of J. Lorand Matory

Essays, Articles, Chapters in Books

1. Matory, JL, Tradition, Transnationalism and Gender in the Afro-Brazilian Candomble, in Cultural Agency in the Americas, edited by Sommer, Doris, (2006), pp. 121-145, Duke University Press, Durham and London [repository]
   (last updated on 2026/01/17)

   Abstract:
   The transnational influence of US feminist anthropologist Ruth Landes and Brazilian nationalist pride fueled homophobia in the treatment of male Candomble priests by the Brazilian state and bourgeoisie. The "cult matriarchy" identified by Ruth Landes in the 1930s was less an observation than a self-fulfilling prophecy.

   Keywords:
   Ruth Landes, Edison Carneiro, feminist anthropology, Candomble, African-inspired religions and the state