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ISBN: 0520949439 128327809X 9786613278098 9780520949430 9781283278096 9780520262645 0520262646 9780520262652 0520262654 Year: 2011 Publisher: Berkeley [Calif.] : University of California Press,
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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, Nazaré da Silva. Combining Nazaré'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.
Pomba-Gira. --- Afro-Brazilian cults --- Brazil --- Religious life and customs. --- afro brazilian. --- anthropology. --- black magic. --- brazil. --- contemporary brazil. --- controversial figures. --- femininity. --- feminism. --- gender politics. --- gender studies. --- gendered violence. --- magic. --- modern history. --- morality. --- mystical. --- nonfiction. --- pomba gira. --- prostitution. --- religious figures. --- religious practices. --- rio de janeiro. --- rituals. --- sex politics. --- sexuality. --- social marginality. --- social science. --- spirits. --- spirituality. --- superstitious. --- urban brazil. --- world religions. --- Afro-Brazilian religions --- Pomba Gira
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ISBN: 1283277484 9786613277480 0520948211 9780520948211 9781283277488 6613277487 9780520255654 0520255658 9780520262065 0520262069 Year: 2011 Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
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One evening, while watching the news, Roger N. Lancaster was startled by a report that a friend, a gay male school teacher, had been arrested for a sexually based crime. The resulting hysteria threatened to ruin the life of an innocent man. In this passionate and provocative book, Lancaster blends astute analysis, robust polemic, ethnography, and personal narrative to delve into the complicated relationship between sexuality and punishment in our society. Drawing on classical social science, critical legal studies, and queer theory, he tracks the rise of a modern suburban culture of fear and d
Fear - Political aspects - United States. --- Fear --Political aspects --United States. --- Sex - United States. --- Sex -- United States. --- Sex crimes - Press coverage - Political aspects - United States. --- Sex crimes --Press coverage --Political aspects --United States. --- Sex customs - United States. --- Sex customs -- United States. --- Sexual ethics - United States. --- Sexual ethics -- United States. --- United States - Social conditions - 20th century. --- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century. --- Sex --- Sexual ethics --- Sex customs --- Fear --- Sex crimes --- Political aspects --- Press coverage --- United States --- Social conditions --- american culture. --- american society. --- american studies. --- anthropology. --- crime and punishment. --- criminology. --- cultural analysis. --- culture of fear. --- ethnographers. --- ethnography. --- gender studies. --- hysteria. --- innocent parties. --- legal studies. --- nonfiction. --- personal narrative. --- polemic. --- punishment in society. --- punitive logic. --- punitive. --- queer theory. --- retrospective. --- sex politics. --- sex. --- sexual crimes. --- sexuality. --- social criticism. --- social sciences. --- suburban landscape. --- united states.
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