Dolores J Shapiro
Biographic Data
| ID | 167396 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dolores J Shapiro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dolores J |
| FAMILY NAME | Shapiro |
| SIGNATURE | SHAPIRO D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Barbara J. Price
Sacred Leaves of Candomblé
Sacred Leaves of Candomblé: African Magic, Medicine and Religion in Brazil. Robert A. Voeks. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1997. 236 pp
Blood, Oil, Honey, and Water
In this article I propose to document a symbolic system in northeastern Brazil in which different spirit possession group types assign various meanings to four symbols-blood, oil, honey, and water-that all these groups engage in their religious beliefs or ritual practices. All the groups rely on these symbols either to represent or to disavow an ideology that is in turn correlated with a distinct "racial" identity. Participation in and recruitmen…
Blood, Oil, Honey, and Water
In this article I propose to document a symbolic system in northeastern Brazil in which different spirit possession group types assign various meanings to four symbols-blood, oil, honey, and water-that all these groups engage in their religious beliefs or ritual practices. All the groups rely on these symbols either to represent or to disavow an ideology that is in turn correlated with a distinct "racial" identity. Participation in and recruitmen…
Blood, Oil, Honey, and Water
In this article I propose to document a symbolic system in northeastern Brazil in which different spirit possession group types assign various meanings to four symbols-blood, oil, honey, and water-that all these groups engage in their religious beliefs or ritual practices. All the groups rely on these symbols either to represent or to disavow an ideology that is in turn correlated with a distinct "racial" identity. Participation in and recruitmen…
Sacred Leaves of Candomblé
Sacred Leaves of Candomblé: African Magic, Medicine and Religion in Brazil. Robert A. Voeks. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1997. 236 pp
Barbara J. Price
Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Appeal (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Citation (1 works)