Culture and Customs of BrazilBloomsbury Academic, 30. juuni 2003 - 195 pages Race, religion, language, culture, and national character are full of contradictions. Brazil, the largest country in South America, embodies so much paradox that it defies neat description. This book will help students and general readers dispel stereotypes of Brazil and begin to understand what country's bigness means in terms of its land, people, history, society, and cultural expressions. |
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... UMBANDA Spiritualism arose in Brazil around 1865 , and by 1884 there was a national organization of spiritualists called the Federação Espírita Brasileira ( Brazilian Spiritualist Federation ) . Loosely based on the writings of the ...
... Umbanda doctrine— “ pure , " " black , " and " national . " It is natural to wonder why such an eclectic religion would enjoy such popularity , but Brazilian society is a fluid and eclectic one , and on reflection it may seem a ...
... churchyard Tenentes Terreiro Ufanismo lay literature of the colonial period Umbanda blend of African and Indian ritual and spiritualist doctrines Bibliography Almanaque Abril 1997. São Paulo : Editora Abril , 180 GLOSSARY.
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