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Holy harlots femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil

Title
Holy harlots [electronic resource] : femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil / Kelly E. Hayes.
Author
Hayes, Kelly E., 1968-
Publication
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 293 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Holy harlots (Online)
Alternative Title
  • Holy harlots (Online)
  • Slaves of the saints
Subject
  • Pomba-Gira
  • Afro-Brazilian cults > Brazil
  • Brazil > Religious life and customs
Note
  • Publication and copyright date on DVD, 2010.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-288) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Language (note)
  • DVD in Portuguese with subtitles in English.
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.
LCCN
2010046166
OCLC
ssj0000470023
Author
Hayes, Kelly E., 1968-
Title
Holy harlots [electronic resource] : femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil / Kelly E. Hayes.
Imprint
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-288) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Language
DVD in Portuguese with subtitles in English.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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