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Fate, Fortune, and Mysticism in the Peruvian Amazon The Septrionic Order and the Naipes Cards

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ISBN-10: 1594773726

ISBN-13: 9781594773723

Edition: 2011

Authors: Marlene Dobkin de Rios

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This ia a medical anthropologist's account of fortune-telling and management of one's own destiny in Peru.
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Inner Traditions International, Limited
Publication date: 1/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Introduction
Fortune-Telling Cards, Mystical Reflection in Peru
Destiny, Fate, Fortune, and Poverty: Reading the Naipes
The History and the Structure of the Naipes
The Naipes: Images and Meanings
Belen: The Culture of Poverty, the Naipes, and Love Magic
Marlene, the Fortune-Teller: Seeing Magic from the Inside
Destiny and Personal Control: Septrionic Concepts in Mysticism
The Sacred Mystical Order of Septrionism: A Peruvian Spiritualist Religion
Septrionic Concepts: Destiny, Personal Control, and Poverty
Fate, Fortune, and Mysticism: A Clearer View
Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Septrionic Bibliography
Index