John of God: The Globalization of Brazilian Faith Healing

by Cristina Rocha

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190466715
• ISBN13: 9780190466718
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"