Hearing the Mermaid's Song : the Umbanda Religion in Rio de Janeiro.

Hearing the Mermaid's Song : the Umbanda Religion in Rio de Janeiro.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hale, Lindsay.
Imprint:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2009. ©2009
Description:	1 online resource (210 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Umbanda (Cult) -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro. Spirit possession -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro. Manners and customs. Spirit possession. Umbanda (Cult) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Religious life and customs. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Social life and customs. Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11230290

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ISBN:	9780826347343 0826347347 9780826347336 0826347339
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-184) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Based on personal experience as a participant and observer over nearly a decade, Hale explores the unique spiritual beliefs of this Afro-Brazilian religion that originated in Rio de Janeiro in the early twentieth century.
Other form:	Print version: Hale, Lindsay. Hearing the Mermaid's Song : The Umbanda Religion in Rio de Janeiro. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2009 9780826347336

Table of Contents:

Cover; Title Page; CIP; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Notes; Glossary; References; Index