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Voices of the Magi

Enchanted Journeys in Southeast Brazil [Paperback]

by Suzel Ana Reily

    • Author

      Suzel Ana Reily

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      The University of Chicago Press

    • Published

      May 2002

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      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, singing to bless the families they visit in exchange for food and money. These gifts, in turn, are used to prepare a festival on Kings' Day, January 6, to which all who contributed are invited. Focusing on urban folias, Suzel Ana Reily shows how participants use the ritual journeys and musical performances of the folias to create sacred spheres distinct from, yet intimately related to, their everyday world. Reily calls this practice "enchantment" and argues that it allows the folia communities to temporarily make the social ideals of mutual reciprocity and equality embodied in their religious beliefs a reality. The contrast between their ritual experiences and the daily lives of these impoverished workers, in turn, reinforces the religious convictions of these devotees of the music of the Magi.

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      • Author

        Suzel Ana Reily

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        The University of Chicago Press

      • Published

        May 2002

      • Edition

        2nd

      • Weight

        454g

      • Page Count

        240

      • Dimensions

        157 x 229 x 24 mm

      • ISBN

        9780226709413

      • ISBN-10

        0226709418

      • Eden Code

        4565164

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      • Author/Creator: Suzel Ana Reily

      • ISBN: 9780226709413

      • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

      • Release Date: May 2002

      • Weight: 454g

      • Dimensions: 157 x 229 x 24 mm

      • Eden Code: 4565164

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