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Hearing the mermaid's song : the Umbanda religion in Rio de Janeiro / Lindsay Hale.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hale, Lindsay, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Umbanda--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
- Umbanda.
- Spirit possession--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
- Spirit possession.
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Religious life and customs.
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826347343
- 0826347347
- OCLC:
- 880147962
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