Moisés Espírito Santo (also Moisés Espírito Santo Bagagem) (born 20 May 1934 in Batalha, Portugal) is a Portuguese ethnologist and sociologist well known for his work on Ethnology of Religion, summarized in the books The Portuguese Popular Religion (1990) and Oriental Origins of the Portuguese Popular Religion (1988). From 1973, Moisés Espírito Santo studied rural sociology and sociology of religion at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, in Paris, where he obtained M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in 1976 and 1979, respectively. Moisés Espírito Santo is, now, retired professor at the New University of Lisbon and guest professor at the Universidade Lusófona, in Portugal. Bibliography The Portuguese Popular Religion, Lisbon, Assírio & Alvim, 1990. Oriental Origins of the Portuguese Popular Religion, Lisbon, Assírio & Alvim, 1988. External links Department de Sociology - FCSH - UNL ISER - New University of Lisbon IM - New University of Lisbon Fórum Sociológico 1934 births Living people People from Leiria District Portuguese ethnologists Portuguese sociologists