Varieties of Non-ordinary Experiences in Brazil—a Critical Review of the Contribution of Studies of ‘Religious Experience’ to the Study of Religion

According to the latest national census, 64.6% of Brazilians identified themselves as Roman Catholic. However, the census has little or nothing to do with actual practice or belief. Professing to be a Christian (within any confessional specification) is still part of being Brazilian. But the self-id...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Bettina E. 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer International Publishing [2017]
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 104-115
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Brazil / Religious experience / Science of Religion
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Brazil Religion Religious experience Spirituality Anthropology Candomblé Spirit possession Umbanda Pentecostalism Spiritism
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