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Traditional Brazilian Black Magic by Diego de Oxossi




A guide to the history and practice of Kimbanda, the black magic tradition of Brazil* Explains how Kimbanda's presiding deity Eshu embodies both masculine and feminine principles, both god and devil, and thus represents human nature itself with all its vices and virtues * Discusses Kimbanda's magical practices, initiation rites, sacred knives, and sacrificial offerings * Details the seven realms and the entities that inhabit and govern each of them Although it has been demonized as a form of Satanic cult, Kimbanda--the tradition of Afro-Brazilian black magic--is a spiritual practice that embraces both the light and dark aspects of life through worship of the entities known as Eshu and Pombajira. Exploring the history and practice of Kimbanda, also known as Quimbanda, Diego de Oxossi builds a timeline from the emergence of Afro-Brazilian religions in the 17th century when African slaves were first brought to Brazil, through the development of Orisha cults and the formation of Candomble, Batuque, Macumba, and Umbanda religious practices, to the modern codification of Kimbanda by Mae Ieda do Ogum in the 1960s. He explains how Kimbanda's presiding deity Eshu Mayoral embodies both masculine and feminine principles, both god and devil, and thus represents human nature itself with all its vices and virtues.


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