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Multisensorial Poetic Dramas of Indeterminate Brujería Rituals.

This article examines the specific poetic dramas that emerge during brujería altar- opening, exorcism, divination, and healing rituals in Puerto Rico. Drawing on performance, poetics, and drama analytical frameworks, it zooms-in ritual dramas that bring together mediums, clients, deities, the dead,...

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Published in:Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft Vol. 19; no. 2/3; pp. 264 - 286
Main Author: Romberg, Raquel
Format: Article
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press Fall/Winter2024
Subjects:
Drama
Verse drama
Exorcism
Divination
Healing
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