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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Hayes, Kelly E., 1968-
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (293 pages)
Language:English
Portuguese
Subject:
Pombagira (Afro-Brazilian deity)
Afro-Brazilian cults -- Brazil.
Afro-Brazilian cults
Pomba-Gira
Brazil -- Religious life and customs.
Brazil
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11260180
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9780520949430
0520949439
128327809X
9781283278096
9780520262645
0520262646
9780520262652
0520262654
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-288) and index.
DVD in Portuguese with subtitles in English.
Print version record.
Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Hayes, Kelly E., 1968- Holy harlots. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011 9780520262645

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