Holy harlots femininity, sexuality, and black magic in Brazil /

Main Author: Hayes, Kelly E., 1968-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley [Calif.] : University of California Press, 2011.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10456426
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300 |a xiii, 293 p. :  |b ill. 
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