Holy harlots [[electronic resource] ] : femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil / / Kelly E. Hayes |
Autore | Hayes Kelly E. <1968-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley [Calif.], : University of California Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.6/996121140981 |
Soggetto topico |
Pomba-Gira
Afro-Brazilian cults - Brazil |
Soggetto non controllato |
afro brazilian
anthropology black magic brazil contemporary brazil controversial figures femininity feminism gender politics gender studies gendered violence magic modern history morality mystical nonfiction pomba gira prostitution religious figures religious practices rio de janeiro rituals sex politics sexuality social marginality social science spirits spirituality superstitious urban brazil world religions |
ISBN |
0-520-94943-9
1-283-27809-X 9786613278098 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787592603321 |
Hayes Kelly E. <1968->
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Berkeley [Calif.], : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
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Holy harlots : femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil / / Kelly E. Hayes |
Autore | Hayes Kelly E. <1968-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley [Calif.], : University of California Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.6/996121140981 |
Soggetto topico | Afro-Brazilian religions - Brazil |
Soggetto non controllato |
afro brazilian
anthropology black magic brazil contemporary brazil controversial figures femininity feminism gender politics gender studies gendered violence magic modern history morality mystical nonfiction pomba gira prostitution religious figures religious practices rio de janeiro rituals sex politics sexuality social marginality social science spirits spirituality superstitious urban brazil world religions |
ISBN |
0-520-94943-9
1-283-27809-X 9786613278098 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816861303321 |
Hayes Kelly E. <1968->
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Berkeley [Calif.], : University of California Press, 2011 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Laughter out of place : race, class, violence, and sexuality in a Rio shantytown / / Donna M. Goldstein ; with a new preface |
Autore | Goldstein Donna M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.5/68/098153 |
Collana | California Series in Public Anthropology |
Soggetto topico |
Marginality, Social - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro
Poor - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Slums - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Violence - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Sex - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro |
Soggetto non controllato |
activism
black humor black humour brazil brazilian history brazilian society civic class cultural anthropology culture of poverty economic desperation engaging ethnicity ethnography historical history of brazil history joking latin america laughter minority studies page turner political politics postcolonial poverty race realistic retrospective rio de janeiro social abandonment social issues social justice social science sociology south america urban poverty urban shantytowns urbanism violence |
ISBN | 0-520-95541-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface to the 2013 Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Laughter "Out of Place" -- Chapter 2. The Aesthetics of Domination. Class, Culture, and the Lives of Domestic Workers -- Chapter 3. Color-Blind Erotic Democracies, Black Consciousness Politics, and the Black Cinderellas of Felicidade Eterna -- Chapter 4. No Time for Childhood -- Chapter 5. State Terror, Gangs, and Everyday Violence in Rio de Janeiro -- Chapter 6. Partial Truths, or the Carnivalization of Desire -- Chapter 7. What's So Funny about Rape? -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787691903321 |
Goldstein Donna M
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Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Laughter out of place : race, class, violence, and sexuality in a Rio shantytown / / Donna M. Goldstein ; with a new preface |
Autore | Goldstein Donna M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.5/68/098153 |
Collana | California Series in Public Anthropology |
Soggetto topico |
Marginality, Social - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro
Poor - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Slums - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Violence - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Sex - Brazil - Rio de Janeiro |
Soggetto non controllato |
activism
black humor black humour brazil brazilian history brazilian society civic class cultural anthropology culture of poverty economic desperation engaging ethnicity ethnography historical history of brazil history joking latin america laughter minority studies page turner political politics postcolonial poverty race realistic retrospective rio de janeiro social abandonment social issues social justice social science sociology south america urban poverty urban shantytowns urbanism violence |
ISBN | 0-520-95541-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface to the 2013 Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Laughter "Out of Place" -- Chapter 2. The Aesthetics of Domination. Class, Culture, and the Lives of Domestic Workers -- Chapter 3. Color-Blind Erotic Democracies, Black Consciousness Politics, and the Black Cinderellas of Felicidade Eterna -- Chapter 4. No Time for Childhood -- Chapter 5. State Terror, Gangs, and Everyday Violence in Rio de Janeiro -- Chapter 6. Partial Truths, or the Carnivalization of Desire -- Chapter 7. What's So Funny about Rape? -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822027503321 |
Goldstein Donna M
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Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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