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293 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520262652
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11 May 2011
Description
Holy Harlots 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. Said to be the disembodied spirit of...
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293 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520262652
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11 May 2011
Description
Holy Harlots 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. Said to be the disembodied spirit of...