This article consists of a translation of the introduction and conclusion to Luis Rodolfo Vilhena’s book, O Mundo da Astrologia: Estudo Antropológico (The World of Astrology: an Anthropological Study), published by Jorge Zahar Editor (Rio de Janeiro, 1990), as part of the series: Coleção Antropologia Social, edited by Gilberto Velho, here translated and introduced by Graham Douglas.
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