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This is a sociohistorical study of the ascendancy of bàtá drumming within the complex of òrìsà worship in Cuba. Òrìsà worship on the island nation is a religious tradition originating from the contemporary geographical regions of southwestern Nigeria and the southeastern portion…

Exilic Cubans, as a people, are not "saved," a fact made evident by our hostility toward Resident Cubans, a hostility they share with us. Salvation is understood in this dissertation as reconciliation, both with the Deity and with each other. Reconciliation can take place only w…