Hearing the Mermaid's Song

The Umbanda Religion in Rio de Janeiro

By Lindsay Hale
Published by UNM Press
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Based on personal experience as a participant and observer over nearly a decade, Hale explores the unique spiritual beliefs of this Afro-Brazilian religion originated in Rio de Janeiro in the early twentieth century.

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Lindsay Hale

Lindsay Hale is a social anthropologist who has carried out research on Umbanda and other Afro-Brazilian religions since 1986. He earned his PhD in 1994 at the University of Texas, Austin, and has taught anthropology and Latin American study courses there since 1995.

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  • Publisher: UNM Press (September 16, 2009)
  • Length: 208 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826347336

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The Umbanda Religion in Rio de Janeiro

By Lindsay Hale
Published by UNM Press
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