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Sacred leaves of Candomblé: African magic, medicine, and religion in Brazil

Robert A. Voeks 2003 © University of Texas Press
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  • 9780292773851 (ebook)
  • 9780292787315 (paper)
  • 9780292787308 (hardcover)
Subject
  • Medicine
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  • Frontmatter
  • Note on Orthography (page xi)
  • Preface (page xiii)
  • 1. Introduction (page 1)
  • 2. The Bahian Landscape (page 7)
  • 3. Indians and Africans (page 33)
  • 4. Religion of the Orixás (page 51)
  • 5. Candomblé Medicine (page 69)
  • 6. Medicinal Plant Classification (page 115)
  • 7. The Candomblé Flora (page 133)
  • 8. African Religion in the Americas (page 147)
  • Appendix 1: Candomblé Species List (page 170)
  • Appendix 2: House Abô for Three Candomblé Terreiros (page 193)
  • Notes (page 195)
  • Glossary (page 211)
  • References Cited (page 215)
  • General Index (page 229)
  • Index of Scientific Names (page 233)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
HAHR 79.3 (1999): 574-575 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2518315
AANTH 101.4 (1999): 904-905 http://www.jstor.org/stable/684117
EB 52.4 (1998): 425 http://www.jstor.org/stable/4256120
GR 91.4 (2001): 725-734 http://www.jstor.org/stable/3594729
HAHR 79.3 (August 1999): 574-575 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/12267
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