Healing dramas : divination and magic in modern Puerto Rico
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BF1584.P9 R65 2009
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BF1584.P9 R65 2009
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | BF1584.P9 R65 2009 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
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Brujería -- Puerto Rico
Ceremonial Behavior
Curanderos -- Puerto Rico
Divination -- Porto Rico.
Divination -- Puerto Rico.
illusion (performing art)
Magia -- Puerto Rico
Magic
Magic -- Puerto Rico.
Magie.
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric -- Puerto Rico.
Médecine magique, mystique et spagirique -- Porto Rico.
Puerto Rico
Ceremonial Behavior
Curanderos -- Puerto Rico
Divination -- Porto Rico.
Divination -- Puerto Rico.
illusion (performing art)
Magia -- Puerto Rico
Magic
Magic -- Puerto Rico.
Magie.
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric -- Puerto Rico.
Médecine magique, mystique et spagirique -- Porto Rico.
Puerto Rico
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Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.
Description
In this intimate ethnography, Raquel Romberg seeks to illuminate the performative significance of healing rituals and magic works, their embodied nature, and their effectiveness in transforming the states of participants by focusing on the visible, albeit mostly obscure, ways in which healing and magic rituals proceed. The questions posed by Romberg emerge directly from the particular pragmatics of Puerto Rican brujería (witch-healing), shaped by the eclecticism of its rituals, the heterogeneous character of its participants, and the heterodoxy of its moral economy.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Romberg, R. (2009). Healing dramas: divination and magic in modern Puerto Rico . University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Romberg, Raquel. 2009. Healing Dramas: Divination and Magic in Modern Puerto Rico. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Romberg, Raquel. Healing Dramas: Divination and Magic in Modern Puerto Rico Austin: University of Texas Press, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Romberg, R. (2009). Healing dramas: divination and magic in modern puerto rico. Austin: University of Texas Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Romberg, Raquel. Healing Dramas: Divination and Magic in Modern Puerto Rico University of Texas Press, 2009.
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