John of God : the globalization of Brazilian faith healing / Cristina Rocha.
2017
BF1275.F3 R53 2017
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Title
John of God : the globalization of Brazilian faith healing / Cristina Rocha.
Author
Rocha, Cristina, author.
ISBN
9780190466749 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Call Number
BF1275.F3 R53 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
615.852092
Summary
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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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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 14, 2016).
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Print version: 9780190466701
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