Religions in Rio - Ana Lessa-schmidt - Books - New London Librarium - 9780990589983 - June 25, 2015
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Religions in Rio

Ana Lessa-schmidt

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Religions in Rio

Publisher Marketing: Joao do Rio (1881-1921) was a literary journalist before his time, before the term existed, before anyone saw that journalism could be raised to the level of art by infusing it with intellecual insight and sociological analysis. He went wherever necessary to observe life as Rio de Janeiro struggled to enter the 20th century while clinging to its traditional imperial politics and lifestyle. He flaunted his homosexuality a century before it became socially acceptable. Here, for the first time in English, are Joao do Rio's reports on the bizarre confluence of European, North American, and African religions that found adherents in Rio de Janeiro. Candomble, Spiritism, Positivism, Satanism, Judaism, the Cult of the Sea, the New Jerusalem, the Physiolaters, the Priestesses, the Evangelicals...they all fell under his scrutiny. Ana Lessa-Schmidt's translation of As Religioes no Rio, brilliant and true to the original, brings Joao do Rio's insight and revelations to full light. Just as Joao do Rio took readers down the dark streets of the low-life and into dark houses of worship, Lessa-Schmidt's translation takes readers into one of the world's most glorious and mysterious cities during its post-imperial heyday at the turn of the 20th century."

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 25, 2015
ISBN13 9780990589983
Publishers New London Librarium
Pages 406
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 23 mm   ·   598 g