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Abstract
The chapter focuses on Brazilian spiritism (espiritismo) and discusses its inclusion within the study of religions. After introducing its core features, it shifts to spiritist hospitals that are common across Brazil. The third section examines the boundary of the study of religions and the problem of defining religion. It shows how the artificial divide between religion and non-religion impacts our discipline. Ultimately, it makes the case of an expansion of our area of study to reflect what people do.