John of God: the globalization of Brazilian faith healing
This work investigates the growing number of Western followers of John of God, a faith healer who has drawn hundreds of thousands of people, including Oprah Winfrey, to his healing center in Brazil by purportedly performing miraculous surgeries on people with a kitchen knife and no anesthetics
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2017
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| Em: | Ano: 2017 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Faria, João Teixeira da 1942-
/ Brasil
/ Cura espiritual
/ Difusão
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Faria, João Teixeira da ; 1942-
B Spiritual healing and spiritualism B Faria, João Teixeira da (1942-) |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780190466701 |
| Resumo: | This work investigates the growing number of Western followers of John of God, a faith healer who has drawn hundreds of thousands of people, including Oprah Winfrey, to his healing center in Brazil by purportedly performing miraculous surgeries on people with a kitchen knife and no anesthetics |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2017 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| Descrição Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-046674-9 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190466701.001.0001 |
