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[email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida RITUAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SANTO DAIME CHURCH IN MIAMI: CO-CONSTRUCTIVE SELVES IN THE MIDST OF IMPEDIMENTS TO LOCAL ACCULTURATION A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ART in RELIGIOUS STUDIES by Alfonso Matas 2014 To: Interim Dean Michael R. Heithaus College of Architecture and the Arts This thesis, written by Alfonso Matas, and entitled Ritual Performance of the Santo Daime Church in Miami: Co-Constructive Selves in the Midst of Impediments to Local Acculturation, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment.