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Sarava! Afro-Brazilian Magick by Carol L. Dow β€” book cover

Sarava! Afro-Brazilian Magick

by Carol L. Dow
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Overview

One-hundred-sixty-million people believe in a religion that is little known in the U.S. Now take an insider's look at these popular sects of the Brazilian mystery religions. Although Sarava! addresses some of their seemingly exotic aspects, it also delves into their spiritual roots and shows how the deeply felt magickal beliefs affect all aspects of people's lives. It also explains how these venerable neo-African practices are linked to the Great Western Mystery Tradition.

This insider's look at the popular sects of the Brazilian mystery religions addresses some of the seemingly exotic aspects of these folk religions and delves into their spiritual roots to show how the deeply felt magickal beliefs affect all aspects of people's lives. Photos & illustrations. 264 pp. 10,000 print.

About the Author, Carol L. Dow

When she was ten years old, Morwyn resolved to devote her life to developing her psychic potential. She has since developed these abilities, and now teaches others to do the same. She is also a Wiccan priestess and ceremonial magician

Morwyn holds a Ph.D. in Luso-Brazilian Studies and received a Fulbright Dissertation Research Fellowship to Brazil. Her book Magic from Brazil: Recipes, Spells, and Rituals (Llewellyn, September 2001) chronicles those experiences. She has lived in Mexico, Brazil, England, Scotland, Wales, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, speaks five languages, and has studied esoteric traditions in those lands. She is the author of The Complete Book of Psychic Arts: Divination Practices from Around the World which is a compilation of her vast experience.

Under the name DoΓ±a Carolina de Silva, she is co-authoring a series of 16 books in Spanish on Wicca and Magick within a fictional framework. La Esencia de la Aromaterapia and El Fuego Angelical are the first two titles in this series. She has also written five books on Witchcraft to date.

In addition, Morwyn writes mystery novels under the pseudonym C.R. Blackmore and is President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Sisters in Crime.

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Book Details

Published
April 15, 1997
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781567182354

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