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Oshun

Oshun

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ISBN: 9786586539486
Portuguese language
Format: 23 x 28 cm
Number of pages: 32
Binding: Paperback / Cardboard cover
2nd edition
Year of publication: 2021
Year of first edition: 2014

Oshun represents the cosmological power of fresh water and is therefore responsible for nourishing all living beings on Earth. According to ancient peoples, this is why no one opposes water. It is directly related to fertility and maternity; it is the patron of love, beauty, magic, and it also holds the most secret and perilous enchantments. Temperamental and full of feminine wiles, Oshun reigns absolute and supreme in the universe of Bahia. This legend, collected and published by Pierre Verger, an ethnologist known for his in-depth knowledge of the African diaspora in the Americas, is still alive and well in Africa. It is reenacted in annual festivals that celebrate the pact between King Laro and the fertile waters of the Oshun River.

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Edsoleda Santos

Edsoleda Santos

Born in the city of Salvador, Bahia, she began her career as a visual artist in 1965. From that time on, she developed pen and ink and watercolor techniques, emphasizing drawing, using Salvador's colonial architecture and comic books as themes. . Master in Arts from the School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), he researched various techniques, such as acrylic painting, object and installation; studied themes of Afro-Bahian religion, always trying to show the interrelatio...
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