Spirits of the space age : the imagined world of Brazil's Valley of the Dawn / Kelly E. Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, Kelly E., 1968- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Age movement--Brazil--Vale do Amanhecer.

New Age movement.

Vale do Amanhecer (Brazil)--Religious life and customs.

Vale do Amanhecer (Brazil).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

'Spirits of the Space Age' details the historical emergence of The Valley of the Dawn, a highly eclectic new religious movement known for its spectacular material culture and all-encompassing aesthetics. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, Kelly E. Hayes offers a narrative portrait of a new religious movement as seen in and through the lives of its founder Aunt Neiva, her most important collaborators, and contemporary adherents.

Contents:

Cover

Spirits of the Space Age

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. The Clairvoyant

3. The Intellectual

4. The Journey of the Jaguars

5. A Total Synesthetic Experience

6. Knights and Princesses

7. The Work of Healing

8. Transcendental Heritages

9. A Space Age Religion for Modern Brazil

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 25, 2024).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-751642-4

0-19-751643-2

0-19-751641-6

OCLC:

1417663877