Title Hearing the Mermaid's Song : the Umbanda Religion in Rio de Janeiro.

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Summary	Based on personal experience as a participant and observer over nearly a decade, Hale explores the unique spiritual beliefs of this Afro-Brazilian religion that originated in Rio de Janeiro in the early twentieth century.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-184) and index.
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Subject	Umbanda (Cult) -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
	Umbanda (Cult)
	Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
	Spirit possession -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro.
	Spirit possession.
	Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Religious life and customs.
	Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Social life and customs.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Hale, Lindsay. Hearing the Mermaid's Song : The Umbanda Religion in Rio de Janeiro. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2009 9780826347336
ISBN	9780826347343
	0826347347
	9780826347336
	0826347339