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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hayes, Kelly E., 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Portugués
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Börngen, ...
Slum
Sexualität
Religionsausübung
Afrobrasilianischer Kult
Religion
Pomba-Gira
Afro-Brazilian cults
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Cultes afro-bresiliens > Bresil.
Afro-Brazilian cults > Brazil.
Pombagira (Afro-Brazilian deity)
Brasilien
Brazil
Brazil > Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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