Holy harlots: femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil
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Main Author: Hayes, Kelly E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley University of California Press c2011
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-288) and index
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
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (293 p.)
ISBN:0520262646
0520262654
0520949439
9780520262645
9780520262652
9780520949430

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