Primitive Religion and Healing: A Study of Folk Medicine in North-East Brazil

Paul V. A. Williams

Brewer for the Folklore Society, 1979 - Brazil - 212 pages

This is a firsthand account of the popular religion of Candomble and its adepts, the Currandeiros. The book provides details of herbs, rituals, spells, prayers and amulets.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Primitive Religion and Healing: A Study of Folk Medicine in North-East Brazil; Issue 11 of Mistletoe books; The Folklore Society Mistletoe Series
• Author: Paul V. A. Williams
• Publisher: Brewer for the Folklore Society, 1979
• ISBN: 0859910555, 9780859910552
• Length: 212 pages