John of God: the globalization of Brazilian faith healing
This work investigates the growing number of Western followers of John of God, a faith healer who has drawn hundreds of thousands of people, including Oprah Winfrey, to his healing center in Brazil by purportedly performing miraculous surgeries on people with a kitchen knife and no anesthetics
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2017
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| Dans: | Année: 2017 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Faria, João Teixeira da 1942-
/ Brésil
/ Guérison spirituelle
/ Diffusion
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Faria, João Teixeira da ; 1942-
B Spiritual healing and spiritualism B Faria, João Teixeira da (1942-) |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Édition parallèle: | Print version: 9780190466701 |
| Résumé: | This work investigates the growing number of Western followers of John of God, a faith healer who has drawn hundreds of thousands of people, including Oprah Winfrey, to his healing center in Brazil by purportedly performing miraculous surgeries on people with a kitchen knife and no anesthetics |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2017 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 019046674X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190466701.001.0001 |