Quimbanda: The Cult of the Red and Black Flame Paperback – November 21, 2016

Thoroughgoing and quite thick book, not without its flaws but valuable for a field in which there is not a lot of accessible material. Would've rated it lower due to its often difficult or poor translation (it seems to either have been translated from Spanish/Portuguese, or been written by a non-native English speaker) but it is obviously a labor of love. A second edition, better edited for grammar and English usage (by someone other than the author), would be very welcome, however.

This book is so freaking great and I'm happy that Martinet Press was the one to publish it. It really is amazing how big this book is for the price and how much information is in it. As someone who presently just works with his personal Exu and Pomba Gira, reading it lit a fire under my ass to push even further along this path. Even if you're just a curious seeker, the history presented in this masterpiece will not disappoint. Laroye Exu, Laroye Pomba Gira!

Excellent. Excellent. Excellent! Best book I've read on a line of quimbanda. Wish Amazon would get more of these kinds of books translated from Brazilian Portuguese to English.

With such a vast and varied way of practice it would be impossible to fit it all into one book. This is a great book and highly recommended. Hopefully in the future more works like this will be written in English. I can't thank author and translators enough for putting this out. Thank you!

A wealth of information here...almost too much! The book is great but there is so much information it is hard to take in and digest. I believe that this book is a direct translation of the Portuguese version. Worth the $25 I paid for it.

So far I’ve learned a lot... I must take a trip to Brazil then I will feel completely in tune with POMBA GIRA ...

it's hard to find english version, yes lots of information,

The ancient understanding of spirit is embodied in this book.