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The Charismatic Gymnasium: Breath, Media, and Religious Revivalism in Contemporary Brazil
Duke University Press
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ISBN electronic:
978-1-4780-1029-6
Publication date:
2021
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The Aerobics of Jesus Available to Purchase
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Published:January 2021
Chapter 4 introduces the hugely popular “aerobics of Jesus” in Brazil by a former bodybuilder and star priest, Padre Marcelo Rossi. Valued for its psychosomatic realignment of breath and heartbeat with virtue, aerobic prayer makes practicing believers supple and flexible.
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