Holy harlots : femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil /

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This title examines the intersections of social marginality, morality, and magic in contemporary Brazil by analyzing the beliefs and religious practices related to the Afro-Brazilian spirit entity Pomba Gira.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hayes, Kelly E., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Portugués
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Börngen, ...
Pombagira (Afro-Brazilian deity)
Afro-Brazilian cults > Brazil.
Cultes afro-brésiliens > Brésil.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Afro-Brazilian cults
Pomba-Gira
Religion
Afrobrasilianischer Kult
Religionsausübung
Sexualität
Slum
Brazil > Religious life and customs.
Brazil
Brasilien
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wicked women and femmes fatales
  • Pomba Gira and the religious imagination
  • Life on the margins
  • Sexuality, morality, and the logic of gender
  • Becoming a zelador
  • Spiritual defenders and protectors
  • Maria Molambo's revenge
  • If God is all good, then only the devil can combat evil
  • Balancing human and spirit worlds.

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