Report of Religious Racism against O Ilê Axé Oyá L'adê Inan

Abstract

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<jats:p>This essay describes religious racism suffered by Afro-Brazilian devotees at Ilê Axé Oyá L'adê Inan (a Candomblé terreiro). Members of a newly established evangelical church gathered in the middle of the night to hold an “exorcism” at the gate of the terreiro, or worship space, in Alagoinhas, Bahia.</jats:p>