{"product_id":"the-taste-of-blood-jim-wafer-9780812213416","title":"The Taste of Blood: Spirit Possession in Brazilian Candomble","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnter the fascinating world of the Condomble regions of Brazil, where interaction between spirits and human is considered an everyday occurrence. Jim Wafer uncovers the social life, rituals, folklore, and engaging personalities of the villagers of Jacari, among whom trances, sorcery, and spirit possession demonstrate the coexistence of different kinds of reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis ethnography is intriguing not only because of the originality of its approach to the more enigmatic aspects of another culture but also because it uses insights gained from participation in that culture to reflect on the paradoxes inherent in the writer's own culture, and in the human condition in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Wafer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812213416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812213416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Jim Wafer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994157678847,"sku":"9780812213416","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_729404cd-19f6-4147-a152-26df15e67367.jpg?v=1683328469","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-taste-of-blood-jim-wafer-9780812213416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}