Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface to the American Edition ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Some Notes on Orthography and Pronunciation xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I. The metamorphoses of exu
9. 1. The Messenger of the Gods: Exu in Afro-Brazilian Religions 35
10. 2. The Spirits of Darkness: Exu and Pombagira in Umbanda 69
11. Part II. Ritual practice
12. 3. The Religious Continuum 95
13. 4. Reorganizing Sacred Space 121
14. 5. Contesting Power 143
15. Part III. The construction of tradition
16. 6. Exu and the Anthropologists 173
17. 7. In Search of Lost Origins 203
18. 8. Which Africa? Which Tradition? 233
19. Conclusion 255
20. Glossary 263
21. Notes 269
22. Bibliography 297
23. Index 311