Na Gira Do Exu - Invoking the Spirits of Brazilian Quimbanda
Author | : Mario Dos Ventos |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2008-04-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780955690310 |
ISBN-13 | : 0955690315 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Quimbanda, the Cult of Exu and Pomba Gira, is a Shamanic Witchcraft Tradition practiced in Brazil. Sometimes called Macumba or even referred to as Satanism and Devil Worship, it incorporates elements of African and South-American Indian believes and religion as well as Medieval European Witchcraft. This new edition of Na Gira do Exu presents over 330 Pontos Cantados (songs and invocations) and more then 100 rare Pontos Riscados (ritual sigils and drawings) for Exu and Pomba Gira, the Spirits of Brazilian Quimbanda, and looks at the roots and historic development of this cult, the role of the initiate, ceremonies, magical workings and the hierarchy of the spirits of this cult.