Incorporating spirit: Ritual Possession in Brazilian Umbanda
The barrier that separates the spiritual and earthly worlds is paper thin in Brazil. The infusion of the spiritual into the secular manifests in diverse ways, but is perhaps best represented by the prevalence of ritual possession in the region, where the spiritual and material merge. This paper will...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publishing
[2017]
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Body and religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 185-206 |
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Umbanda
B socio-functionalism B Brazilian religions B Religion B ritual possession B Embodiment B Body |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |