Spirits with Scalpels

The Cultural Biology of Religious Healing in Brazil

Autor*innen

• Sidney M Greenfield

Parameter

• 240 Seiten
• 9 Lesestunden

• Anthropologie
• Sachliteratur

Mehr zum Buch

The book offers an in-depth ethnographic study of Brazil's religious practitioners, exploring their intricate healing practices that challenge conventional medical understanding. Through vivid accounts, it invites readers to engage with the cultural and spiritual dimensions of these rituals, highlighting the interplay between faith and health in a unique socio-religious landscape.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Einband: Paperback