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Hale Lindsay |
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Titolo |
Hearing the mermaid's song : the Umbanda religion in Rio de Janeiro / / Lindsay Hale |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Umbanda (Cult) - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro |
Spirit possession - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Religious life and customs |
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; CIP; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Notes; Glossary; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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