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Zé Pelintra – Master of the Night, King of Magic

The book Zé Pelintra – Master of the Night, King of Magic by Zaydan Alkimin, published by Editora Pallas, has a softcover binding and contains 95 pages.

Zé Pelintra – Master of Catimbó – Among all the enchanted figures that populate Brazilian folklore, he stands out for his popularity and the universality of his worship. His figure embodies the image of the 'rogue' who knows how to survive in what is called the 'underworld.'

From the universe of religions formed by the mix of European, Amerindian, and African traditions, Catimbó emerges, a cult of eguns that is extremely popular in northeastern Brazil. His most well-known figure – Zé Pelintra – brings together mysticism and reality; faith and popular superstition, folklore and magic. It celebrates the good rogue, someone who, being very popular, aroused contradictory feelings such as love and hate during his lifetime and who, in the other realm, reemerges to resolve everyday problems that so afflict people, through an offering. Zé Pelintra – Master of the Night, King of Magic is a special book because it confirms the importance of Catimbó and other African-origin religions in Brazilian daily life. This book, Zé Pelintra – Master of the Night, King of Magic, considered one of the most comprehensive on 'Seu' Zé Pelintra, contains works for various purposes, baths, sung spells, and interesting illustrations.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION – 1 CATIMBÓ IN BRAZILIAN FOLKLORE – 5 The Roots of Catimbó – 11 STORIES ABOUT ZÉ PELINTRA – 19 – Zé Pelintra the Tough Guy – 21 – José Phelintra de Aguiar – 24 – Zé Phelintra – José Gomes da Silva – 28 – An Irrefutable Proof – 30 ZÉ PELINTRA IN CORDEL LITERATURE – 33 – Tricks of a Catimbó Practitioner – 35 MANIFESTATION OF ZÉ PELINTRA AT A CATIMBÓ TABLE – 45 – Visiting a Catimbó Session in Bahia – 47 BATHS RECOMMENDED BY ZÉ PELINTRA – 51 – Discharge Baths – 54 – Firmness Baths – 55 – Special Care – 56 THE RITUAL MARKED BY ZÉ PELINTRA – 57 SONGS OF ZÉ PELINTRA – 61 WORKS OFFERED TO ZE PELINTRA – 69 – Work to Protect from Enemies – 71 – Work for Good Luck in Gambling – 73 – Work to Acquire Health – 77 – Work to Break a Legal Case – 81 – Work to Seduce a Woman – 85 – Work for Those Afraid of the Night – 89