The taste of blood

Spirit possession in Brazilian Candomblé

Bibliographic Data

ID6545577
AuthorsJames William Wafer
Year1991
Pages219
Publication date1991-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byThe Taste of Blood: Spirit Possession in Brazilian Candomble, Ioan M Lewis, 1992
VenueThe taste of blood (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press (PUBLISHER • US)
Open LibraryOL1869914M
ISBN9780812230611
LanguageEN
Citations received38

Enter the fascinating world of the Condomble regions of Brazil, where interaction between spirits and human is considered an everyday occurrence. Jim Wafer uncovers the social life, rituals, folklore, and engaging personalities of the villagers of Jacari, among whom trances, sorcery, and spirit possession demonstrate the coexistence of different kinds of reality. This ethnography is intriguing not only because of the originality of its approach to the more enigmatic aspects of another culture but also because it uses insights gained from participation in that culture to reflect on the paradoxes inherent in the writer's own culture, and in the human condition in general. -- Publisher description

Candomblé (Religion · Anthropology · Bezetenheid · Brazil · Candomblé · Candomblé (Religion) · Demoniac possession · Ethnology · General · Religious Psychology · Social Science · Spirit possession

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