Jaguars of the dawn: spirit mediumship in the Brazilian Vale do Amanhecer

"The Brazilian Spiritualist Christian Order Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) is the place where the worlds of the living and the spirits merge and the boundaries between lives are regularly crossed. Drawing upon over a decade of extensive fieldwork in temples in Brazil and Europe, the aut...

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Autor principal: Pierini, Emily (Author)
Tipo de documento: Print Livro
Idioma:Inglês
Serviço de pedido Subito: Pedir agora.
Verificar disponibilidade: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado em: New York Oxford Berghahn 2020
Em:Ano: 2020
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Brasil / Vale do Amanhecer / Cura espiritual / Cultura popular / Vida religiosa / Espiritismo
Classificações IxTheo:AG Vida religiosa
AZ Nova religião
KBR América Latina
Outras palavras-chave:B Mediums Practice (Europe)
B Ordem Espiritualista Cristã (Brazil)
B Channeling (Spiritualism) (Brazil) (Vale do Amanhecer)
B Vale do Amanhecer (Brazil) Religious life and customs
B Channeling (Spiritualism) (Europe)
B Spiritual healing and spiritualism
B Mediums Practice (Brazil) (Vale do Amanhecer)
B Mind and body Religious aspects
Acesso em linha: Sumário
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Parallel Edition:Recurso Electrónico
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Resumo:"The Brazilian Spiritualist Christian Order Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) is the place where the worlds of the living and the spirits merge and the boundaries between lives are regularly crossed. Drawing upon over a decade of extensive fieldwork in temples in Brazil and Europe, the author explores how mediums understand their experiences and how they learn to establish relationships with their spirit guides. She sheds light on the ways in which mediumistic development in the Vale do Amanhecer is used for therapeutic purposes and informs notions of body and self, of illness and wellbeing"--
Descrição do item:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrição Física:x, 278 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:1789205654