Abstract

VARANDA, Jorge. Introduction: Angola in the passage of time. Etnográfica [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.1, pp.123-138. ISSN 0873-6561.

Considering a decade of intermittent fieldwork, secondary literature and, of course, the scholarship on art, ­religion and female prophets featured in this issue, this text aims to ­highlight broader historical and social processes. It examines both historical and ­contemporary aspects of Angola, as well as global and local relations. In doing so, it underscores the intertwinement between seemingly hermetic historical periods, i. e. pre-colonial, colonial and post-independence, and the importance of social, ­economic and ­political processes that permeate the colonial/post-independence divide, and which are central to cement neo-modern discourses and representations about present-day Angola.

Keywords : Angola; colonialism; globalization; art; neo-traditional churches; female prophets.

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