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A Backlands Saint in the Big City: Urban Transformations of the Padre Cicero Tales.
- Source :
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Comparative Studies in Society & History . Jul91, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p588-610. 27p. 6 Black and White Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 1991
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Abstract
- Examines the transformations of the Padre Cicero tales, a folk saint from Brazil. Background of Padre Cicero and the devotion to him in Maceio; Analysis of stories dealing with the priest's relationship to spiritualism; Storytellers; Vergel storytellers' association of spiritualism with city life.
- Subjects :
- *TALE (Literary form)
*SAINTS
*SPIRITUALISM
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00104175
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Comparative Studies in Society & History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10982361
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0010417500017199