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Atheist Political Cultures in Independent Angola
in Social Analysis
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Ruy Llera Blanes
Ruy Llera Blanes
University of Bergen ruy.blanes@gmail.com
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Abel Paxe
Abel Paxe
Institute of Social Sciences and International Relations in Luanda abelpaxe@gmail.com
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In this article we chart the histories and political translations of atheist cultures in Angola. We explore the specific translations of atheist ideologies into practical actions that occurred in the post-independence period in the 1970s–1980s and perform an ethnographic exploration of their legacies in contemporary Angola. We also debate the problem of atheism as an anthropological concept, examining the interfaces between ideology, political agency, and social praxis. We suggest that atheism is inherently a politically biased concept, a product of the local histories and intellectual traditions that shape it.