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Fluid Spirits
Diana Espirito Santo
其他書名
Cosmology and Change in Contemporary Brazilian Umbanda
出版
Caribbean Studies Press
, 2018
主題
Religion / General
ISBN
1626328056
9781626328051
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Q9wAvwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Umbanda is an urban 20th-century phenomenon, often described in the literature as Brazil¿s first ¿national¿¿or truly ¿Brazilian¿¿ religion. Early on, Umbanda was thought to bridge elitist forms of European-derived spirit mediumship and racially stigmatized Afro-Brazilian traditions. Through analysis of narratives of spirit possession and mediumship, we discover how Umbandists experience a creative dialogue between cultural norms and a cosmos that often transcends them. In Umbanda it is through the body, its senses, and its experience that the spirits become present. The fascinating life stories and narratives of a variety of practitioners are the heart of this book of the experiences that are Umbanda.