Macumba

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Macumba: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Thinley Kalsang Bhutia
Gaurav Shukla

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Academia - Black Magic and the Academy: Macumba and Afro-Brazillian 'Orthodoxies'.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Jun 27, 2017
	Add new Web site: African American Registry - Macumba, Another Source of African Spirituality.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Jun 27, 2017
	Added new Web site: Religious Movements - Macumba.	Gaurav Shukla	Dec 05, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998