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Author:

Hayes, Kelly E., 1968-

Title:

Holy harlots : femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil / Kelly E. Hayes.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xiii, 293 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)

Subject:

Pomba-Gira.
Afro-Brazilian cults--Brazil.
Brazil--Religious life and customs.

Notes:

Publication and copyright date on DVD, 2010. Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-288) and index.

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

0520262654 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780520262652 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0520262646 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520262645 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)668191547

LCCN:

2010046166

Locations:

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)