“Spiritual Warfare” or “Crimes against Humanity”? Evangelized Drug Traffickers and Violence against Afro-Brazilian Religions in Rio de Janeiro
Since at least 2005, drug traffickers in the cities and favelas of the state of Rio de Janeiro have been carrying out systematic and violent assaults on Afro-Brazilian religious communities. Motivated by their conversion to sects of Evangelical Christianity that regard Afro-Brazilian religions as de...
Main Author: | Danielle N. Boaz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/12/640 |
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