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In just over a decade, the Brazilian faith healer known as John of God has become an international superstar. Oprah Winfrey, Ram Dass, Wayne Dyer, and Shirley MacLaine have all visited him, as have the wealthy and the desperately ill. Renowned for performing surgeries using rudimentary tools such as kitchen knives and scissors, without anesthetics or asepsis, John of God allegedly channels "entities," or spirits, and goes into a trance-like state in order to heal his visitors. In recent years, a transnational spiritual community has developed around John of God, comprised of the ill, those...

The Diaspora of Brazilian Religions explores the global spread of religions originating in Brazil, a country that has emerged as a major pole of religious innovation and production. Through ethnographically-rich case studies throughout the world, ranging from the Americas (Canada, the U.S., Peru, and Argentina) and Europe (the U.K., Portugal, and the Netherlands) to Asia (Japan) and Oceania (Australia), the book examines the conditions, actors, and media that have made possible the worldwide construction, circulation, and consumption of Brazilian religious identities, practices, and...

In just over a decade, the Brazilian faith healer known as John of God has become an international superstar. Oprah Winfrey, Ram Dass, Wayne Dyer, and Shirley MacLaine have all visited him, as have the wealthy and the desperately ill. Renowned for performing surgeries using rudimentary tools such as kitchen knives and scissors, without anesthetics or asepsis, John of God allegedly channels "entities," or spirits, and goes into a trance-like state in order to heal his visitors. In recent years, a transnational spiritual community has developed around John of God, comprised of the ill, those...

The number of Buddhists in Australia has grown dramatically in recent years. In 2006, Buddhists accounted for 2.1 per cent of Australia's population, almost doubling the 1996 figures, and making it the fastest growing religion in the country. This book analyses the arrival and localisation of Buddhism in Australia in the context of the globalisation of Buddhism.

Australia's close geographical proximity to Asia has encouraged an intense flow of people, ideas, practices and commodities from its neighbouring countries, while at the same time allowing the development of the religion to...

The number of Buddhists in Australia has grown dramatically in recent years. In 2006, Buddhists accounted for 2.1 per cent of Australia's population, almost doubling the 1996 figures, and making it the fastest growing religion in the country. This book analyses the arrival and localisation of Buddhism in Australia in the context of the globalisation of Buddhism.

Australia's close geographical proximity to Asia has encouraged an intense flow of people, ideas, practices and commodities from its neighbouring countries, while at the same time allowing the development of the religion to...

O presente estudo destinou-se a investigar o papel do tutor de Libras na Educacao a Distancia no processo de mediacao pedagogica em suas praticas. O diferencial entre a acao do tutor de qualquer outra disciplina ofertada na EaD e do tutor da disciplina de Libras esta na forma como a disciplina se apresenta, isto e, de forma viso-gestual, solicitando do tutor habilidades especificas. No processo de ensino da lingua de sinais, os Surdos sao atores importantes. Eles tem, nesse estudo, uma equipe qualificada de tutores-interpretes que se interessam e debrucam-se sobre o estudo e ensino da Libras,...

A hipertensao arterial e um problema de saude publica e um dos fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de doencas cardiovasculares. A alimentacao tem importancia no controle dos fatores de risco cardiovasculares. A relacao entre enfermidades e dieta tem sido evidenciada por varios estudos. Alguns indicando relacao inversa entre consumo de proteinas e pressao arterial, outros mostrando que a proteina vegetal esta associada a reducao da mesma. Uma dieta equilibrada e saudavel, com aumento de gorduras insaturadas e diminuicao de gorduras saturadas beneficia a prevencao e o controle da...