Sacred Leaves of Candomblé: African Magic, Medicine, and Religion in Brazil

by Robert A. Voeks

Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

299.673

Tags

Candomble / Umbanda / Macumba, Afro-Diasporic Religions, Africa, Brazil, Candomble, Botanicals, African Magic, Yoruba, Bahia, Plants, Medicinal

Genres

Collection

Gus

Publication

University of Texas Press (1997), Edition: 1st, Paperback, 256 pages

Description

"Thorough ethnobotanical study of the origin, diffusion, use, classification, and cultural significance of Afro-Brazilian sacred plants"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Subjects

Candomblé (Religion)
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric Bahia (State)
Plants Candomblé (Cult)

Language

English

Physical description

256 p.; 6.14 inches

ISBN

0292787316 / 9780292787315

Local notes

GdZ

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