| Description |
xiii, 293 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Pomba-Gira.
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Afro-Brazilian cults -- Brazil.
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Brazil -- Religious life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780520262645 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780520262652 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780520949430 (electronic bk.) |
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