Holy HarlotsFemininity, Sexuality, and Black Magic in Brazil

Femininity, Sexuality, and Black Magic in Brazil

Dados Bibliográficos

ID20005349
AutoresKelly E Hayes (0009-0007-5045-9695), Kelly Hayes (autor correspondente)
Ano2011
Páginas312
Data de publicação2011-05-11
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoHoly Harlots (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraUniversity of California Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1525/california/9780520262645.001.0001
OpenAlexW630267038
Open LibraryOL29055202M
ISBN9780520262645
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21

Holy Harlots examines the intersections of social marginality, morality, and magic in contemporary Brazil by analyzing the beliefs and religious practices related to the Afro-Brazilian spirit entity Pomba Gira. Said to be the disembodied spirit of an unruly harlot, Pomba Gira is a controversial figure in Brazil. Devotees maintain that Pomba Gira possesses an intimate knowledge of human affairs and the mystical power to intervene in the human world. Others view this entity more ambivalently. Kelly E. Hayes provides an intimate and engaging account of the intricate relationship between Pomba Gira and one of her devotees, Nazare da Silva. Combining Nazare's spiritual biography with analysis of the gender politics and violence that shapes life on the periphery of Rio de Janeiro, Hayes highlights Pomba Gira's role in the rivalries, relationships, and struggles of everyday life in urban Brazil. A DVD of the film Slaves of the Saints is included

Art · Astronomy · Human sexuality · MAGIC (telescope) · Physics · Sociology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · History · Religion and Society in Latin America · Afro-brazilian cults · Afrobrasilianischer Kult · Brazil · Frau · Pomba-Gira · Religion · Religionsausübung · Religious life and customs · Sexualität · Slum · Social life and customs