A passista is a Kardecist Spiritism practitioner trained to administer the passe, a laying on of hands understood to transmit healing vital fluid from benevolent spirits to the recipient, a role distinct from the medium proper (who channels spirit communication) and institutionalised as a standard volunteer function at Spiritist centres, particularly prominent in Brazilian Spiritism.
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Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Attributions
TraditionKardecist Spiritism (Brazilian Spiritism) 1 Connections
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Source The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914Janet Oppenheim
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1. The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914
Janet Oppenheim, Cambridge University Press, 1985on Spiritist healing practice and the passeView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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