Voices of the magi : enchanted journeys in southeast Brazil

Voices of the magi : enchanted journeys in southeast Brazil / Suzel Ana Reily.

Voices of the Magi explores the popular Catholic musical ensembles of southeastern Brazil known as folias de reis (companies of kings). Composed predominantly of low-income workers, the folias reenact the journey of the Wise Men to Bethlehem and back to the Orient, as they roam from house to house,...

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Main Author: Reily, Suzel Ana, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
Series:Chicago studies in ethnomusicology.
Subjects:
Folk music > Brazil, Southeast > History and criticism.
Folk songs, Portuguese > Brazil, Southeast > History and criticism.
Christmas > Brazil, Southeast.
Epiphany > Brazil, Southeast.
Magi > Legends.
Brazil, Southeast > Social life and customs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Legends.
Folklore.
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Call Number: ML3575 .B7 R36 2002
Status: Available

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