David St. Clair (1932–1991)
Author of Drum & Candle : First-hand Experiences and Accounts of Brazilian Voodoo & Spiritism
About the Author
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Works by David St. Clair
Associated Works
Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus (1962) — Translator, some editions — 685 copies, 10 reviews
Who Saved the Parthenon?: A New History of the Acropolis Before, During and After the Greek Revolution (2022) — Editor — 5 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- St. Clair, David
- Legal name
- St. Clair, Gayle Lee
- Birthdate
- 1932-10-02
- Date of death
- 1991-01-06
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Warren G. Harding Senior High School, Warren, Ohio, USA
Columbia University
New School for Social Research - Occupations
- author
lecturer
journalist
novelist
Psychic - Organizations
- Society for Psychic Research [President, 1970]
- Relationships
- St. Clair, Harvey Lee (father, 1911-1979), St. Clair, Ruth (mother, 1913-2003), St. Clair, Terry (sister, 1935 - ), St. Clair, Philip (brother, 1944 - ), St. Clair, Evelyn (sister, 1950 -)
- Short biography
- David St. Clair (1932-1991) was an author, lecturer, journalist, novelist, and psychic who wrote extensively about paranormal phenomena. His range included descriptions of contemporary psychics and psychic phenomena, accounts of personal experiences, documented nineteenth-century cases of spirit possession, and self-help books including "David St. Clair's Lessons in Instant ESP", "Drum and Candle", "Say You Love Satan", and "The Mighty, Mighty Amazon". His circle of friends and colleagues was large and varied, including people such as Brazilian president João Goulart and his wife Maria Teresa, singer/composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, healer Alberto Aguas, author Guy Lyon Playfair, and intuitive medium Karen Gresham.
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
- Birthplace
- Newton Falls, Ohio, USA
- Places of residence
- Warren, Ohio, USA
Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA
New York, New York, USA
Kennebunkport, Maine, USA
Puebla, Mexico
Buenos Aires, Argentina (show all 7)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Place of death
- Warren, Ohio, USA
- Burial location
- Cremated, Ashes scattered in Atlantic Ocean
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
I would have to say that I really enjoyed this book. Although it is dated (being written in 1971) it does give a very basic view into the faiths in Brazil. He gets things going with some history which is essential to understanding how Candomble. Then goes into a very nice history of Allen Kardec and his Spiritist movement (which is super large in Brazil). Then he goes into Umbanda and Quimbanda. Now even though he doesn't create a onestop book on these faiths he really gives a great basic show more understanding. Furthermore all through the book he has his own personal experiences and adventures in Brazil as well as interviews and oneshots of famous persons in the movements. Well worth the time spent reading it. show less
3343. The Devil Rocked Her Cradle, by David St. Clair (read Sept 3, 2000) This book tells the story of the Earling, Iowa, exorcism, which occurred in Earling about the time I was born three miles from Earling. It uses Begone Satan as its primary source but expands on it, and obviously uses imagination to do so. It is not very carefully researched, but since it has so much personal interest for me I found it compelling reading.
İngilizce konuşulan dünyada dahi değeri yeterince bilinmemiş bir hazinedir. Afro Brezilya dinlerini araştıran Clair'in karşılaştığı insanlar ve deneyimleri aktardığı hoş bir eser. Tek sevemeyeceğim nokta Yogananda'nın otobiyografisi gibi fazla uçuk anılar ve olaylara yer verilmesidir. Bunların yarısı 'batıl' diyebileceğim türden şeyler olsa da yazarın samimi olduğunu düşünüyorum.
Dec 7, 2024Turkish
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- Rating
- 3.8
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- ISBNs
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