Sacred leaves of Candomblé African magic, medicine, and religion in Brazil / Robert A. Voeks
| Author(s): | Voeks, Robert A., 1950- |
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| Subjects: | Electronic books Candomblé (Religion) Plants--Religious aspects--Candomblé (Religion) Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--Brazil--Bahia (State) |
| Formats: | Electronic Resource, Remote |
| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Published: | Austin : University of Texas Press, 1997 |
| LC Classification: | B, BL |
| Table of Contents: | Note on Orthography Preface 1. Introduction 1 2. The Bahian Landscape 7 3. Indians and Africans 33 4. Religion of the Orixas 51 5. Candomble Medicine 69 6. Medicinal Plant Classification 115 7. The Candomble Flora 133 8. African Religion in the Americas 147 App. 1. Candomble Species List 170 App. 2. House Abo for Three Candomble Terreiros 193 Notes 195 Glossary 211 References Cited 215 General Index 229 Index of Scientific Names 233 |
| Alternate Titles: | Issued in other form: Original (DLC) 96051297 (OCoLC)36133276 |
| Additional Authors: | NetLibrary, Inc |
| Notes: | Invalid LCCN: 96051297 ISBN: 0585233918 (electronic bk.) :$17.95 ISBN: 0292787316 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN: 0292787308 Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-228) and indexes Reproduction notes: Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2000. Available via the World Wide Web. Available in multiple electronic file formats. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 236 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 44957439 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0585233918 0292787316 0292787308 |