Moved by the Dead Nancy W. Sindelar as mesmerizingly perplexing

as mesmerizingly perplexing

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Moved by the Dead Nancy W. Sindelar as mesmerizingly perplexingIn the sprawling city of Sao Paulo, a weekly practice known as devotion to souls (devocao as almas) draws devotees to Catholic churches, cemeteries, and other sites associated with tragic or unjust deaths. The living pray and light candles for the souls of the dead, remembering events and circumstances in a rite of collective suffering. Yet contemporary devotion to souls is not confined to Catholic adherents or fixed to specific locations. The