Hearing the Mermaid's Song : the Umbanda Religion in Rio de Janeiro.

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Based on personal experience as a participant and observer over nearly a decade, Hale explores the unique spiritual beliefs of this Afro-Brazilian religion that originated in Rio de Janeiro in the early twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hale, Lindsay
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2009.
©2009
Subjects:
Umbanda (Cult) > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Spirit possession > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Umbanda > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
Possession par les esprits > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Manners and customs
Spirit possession
Umbanda (Cult)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Religious life and customs.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Social life and customs.
Brazil > Rio de Janeiro
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; CIP; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Notes; Glossary; References; Index

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