Seven Crossroads of Night

Quimbanda in Theory and Practice

Nicholaj De Mattos Frisvold

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Hadean Press Limited
28 March 2023

Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects; Occult studies; Sex & sexuality, sex manuals; Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice; Mysticism, magic & ritual

In Seven Crossroads of Night Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold sets forth the foundation for Quimbanda in theory and practice, presenting a blueprint for the themes that generate the variety of ways Quimbanda can be approached.

Quimbanda is a Brazilian cult of sorcery that has been preserved in different modalities - either as a secret cult, a necromantic cult, or as an open, religious tradition. Formed of indigenous, African, and European streams of wisdom and sorcery, this unique cult of Exu and Pomba Gira is safeguarded by these amazing entities in diverse ways across Brazil. Remaining strong in their own power, these unique entities represent the mystery of the crossroad, the voice of the graveyard, and the force of life that generates endurance, direction, and honour through the lessons given from life itself and the ancestors. Though Quimbanda has flourished in the world during the last decade, with the flow and spread of the cult of Exu and Pomba Gira comes questions, misinformation, and confusion along with the fertile ground for its growth. In such a landscape it is good to have waymarks to follow and a map which reveals the lay of the land in the world of these powerful spirits. Frisvold, a resident of Brazil since 2003 who has dedicated the last three decades in study and initiation of cults of sorcery, wisdom, and cunning craft guides us though the intricacies of Quimbanda, offering a simple and effective guide to approaching Exu and Pomba Gira.

By: Nicholaj De Mattos Frisvold
Imprint: Hadean Press Limited
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781914166143
ISBN 10: 1914166140
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 28 March 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold is an ethnographer and writer of the occult who has dedicated the last three decades in study and initiation of cults of sorcery, wisdom and cunning craft of both a European and African persuasion.He has published several acclaimed books with Scarlet Imprint, like Palo Mayombe (2010), Pomba Gira (2011), Exu (2012), Ifa: A forest of Mystery (2016) and latest Trollr�n with Hadean Press (2021). He is an Awo Ogboni of Ifa, Babalorixa of Umbanda, a Tata Nganga and Tata Quimbanda.