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
Main Author: Hale, Lindsay
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Umbanda (Cult)
Spirit possession.
Manners and customs.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
Possession par les esprits > Bresil > Rio de Janeiro.
Umbanda > Bresil > Rio de Janeiro.
Spirit possession > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Umbanda (Cult) > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Social life and customs.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780826347343

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