Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music

Silencing the Drum explores the role of sacred music in Afro-Brazilian religious traditions and provides detailed accounts of religious intolerance, particularly in relation to the drum. The book argues that unless Afro-Brazilian sacred music is protected from a rising wave of attacks, such as the one against Pai Diego and his terreiro, the effects on these important practices could be devastating.