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Word: babala (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...church by holding Masses in honor of their most popular saints, notably St. George and St. Sebastian. After painstaking studies of prestidigitation and stage music, Rio's Marist Brothers put on a series of public shows during the past year to duplicate the tricks by which the spiritist babalaôs hoodwink the gullible. Such sound showmanship has had some success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Spirits in Brazil | 1/12/1959 | See Source »

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