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Spiritual Currency in Northeast Brazil /
"This book examines the spiritual community of the followers of St. Francis of Wounds in the town of Caninde in northeast Brazil. Their tradition involves pilgrimage and the practice of crafting unique offerings in payment for healing and reversal of bad fortune--a practice predating Christiani...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albuquerque [New Mexico] :
University of New Mexico Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Northeast Brazil: The Largest Area of Poverty in South America; 2: Into the Field; 3: The Social Functions of Ex-Votos; 4: Ex-Votos: Aesthetics and Forms; 5: Pilgrims and Politics; 6: Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.