Sacred leaves of Candomblé
Subtitle: African magic, medicine, and religion in Brazil
By: Robert A. Voeks.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Candomblé (Religion); Plants -- Religious aspects -- Candomblé (Religion); Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric -- Brazil -- Bahia (State)
Description: "Thorough ethnobotanical study of the origin, diffusion, use, classification, and cultural significance of Afro-Brazilian sacred plants"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-228) and indexes.