Books by John Burdick

This study offers an explanation of why the radical Catholic church is losing, and Pentecostalism and "umbanda" are winning, the battle for souls in urban Brazil.

Explores the complex ideas about race, racism, and racial identity that have grown up among Afro-Brazilians in the black music scene

A description of the way in which popular Christianity confronts everyday racism and contributes to the formation of black women's identity. The analysis has been based on three years of field research in Brazil.