{"product_id":"the-city-of-women-9780826315564","title":"The City of Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1947, the second edition of \u003cem\u003eThe City of Women\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1994 with a new Introduction by anthropologist Sally Cole. That second edition is now available again after being out of print for several years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[The City of Women] works on many levels: it is a study of \u003cem\u003ecandomblé\u003c\/em\u003e, the Afro-Brazilian religion of Bahia, of the role of women in \u003cem\u003ecandomblé\u003c\/em\u003e, and of race relations in Brazil. . . . \u003cem\u003eThe City of Women\u003c\/em\u003e has much to offer anyone interested in Brazilian history, comparative race and gender relations, the history of anthropology, and the relationships between researcher and subject in anthropology and oral history. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Because of the importance of women in traditional \u003cem\u003ecandomblé\u003c\/em\u003e, this Afro-Brazilian religion was incompatible with patriarchy. Possession by the gods, the central component of the religious practice, was the domain of women: men supported the \u003cem\u003ecandomblé\u003c\/em\u003e temples financially, but did not run them. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe City of Women\u003c\/em\u003e ought to be on the 'must read' list of anyone preparing to do field research, especially in ethnography or oral history, in a culture different from his or her own.\"--H-Net, Mary Ann Mahony, Associate Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandes, Ruth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ruth Landes (1908-1991) received her PhD in anthropology from Columbia University in 1935.","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749295227154,"sku":"9780826315564","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aeabf998-edfb-4428-b43e-31b677a2c03e.jpg?v=1764075905","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-city-of-women-9780826315564","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}