"While much theological thinking assumes a normative male perspective, this study demonstrates how our ideas of religious beliefs and practices change in the light of gender awareness. Exploring the philosophy and practices of the Orisha traditions (principally the Afro-Cuban re…
From the publisher. Bata identifies both the two-headed, hourglass-shaped drum of the Yoruba people and the culture and style of drumming, singing, and dancing associated with it. This book recounts the life story of Carlos Aldama, one of the masters of the bata drum, and throug…
Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumi) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and iconography. In this book, David H. Brown combines art history, cultural anthropology, and ethnohistory to sh…
Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumi) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and iconography. In this book, David H. Brown combines art history, cultural anthropology, and ethnohistory to sh…
Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santera (or Lucum) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and iconography. Originally published in 2003 Santera Enthroned combines art, history, cultural anthropology, and e…
Secretos de santería afrocubana
by Quesada Suárez, Ramón Andrés
fromColección Magia y ocultismo
After three years of investigation and interviewing priests, sellers of medicinal plants, and spiritual masters, the author describes the world of Santería, including the rituals of the gods, traditional healing, and related practices.
Secretos de santería afrocubana
by Quesada Suárez, Ramón Andrés
fromColección Magia y ocultismo
After three years of investigation and interviewing priests, sellers of medicinal plants, and spiritual masters, the author describes the world of Santería, including the rituals of the gods, traditional healing, and related practices.
"Gathers texts exploring the relationship between Santería and esthetics. Essays by artists, scholars, and religious leaders are dedicated mostly to Cuba, with one essay on Brazil and others on various Caribbean artists. Interest in the subject, currently a frequent theme in spe…
"Gathers texts exploring the relationship between Santería and aesthetics. Essays by artists, scholars, and religious leaders are dedicated mostly to Cuba, with one essay on Brazil and others on various Caribbean artists. Interest in the subject, currently a frequent theme in sp…
SanterIa is an African-inspired, Cuban diaspora religion long stigmatized as witchcraft and often dismissed as superstition, yet its spirit- and possession-based practices are rapidly winning adherents across the world. Aisha M. Beliso-De JesUs introduces the term "copresence" t…