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Afro-Cuban Religions

[Paperback]

by Miguel Barnet

    • Author

      Miguel Barnet

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Markus Wiener Publishing Inc

    • Published

      August 2001

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      Afro-Cuban Religions

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      Product Description

      African cults and religions enrich all aspects of Cuba's social, cultural and everyday life, and encompass all ethnic and social groups. Politics, art, and civil events such as weddings, funerals, festivals and carnivals all possess distinctly Afro-Cuban characteristics. Miguel Barnet provides a concise guide to the various traditions and branches of Afro-Cuban religions. He distinguishes between the two most important cult forms - the Regla de Ocha (Santeria), which promotes worship of the Oshira (gods), and the traditional oracles that originated in the old Yoruba city of Ile-Ife, which promote a more animistic worldview. Africans who were brought to Cuba as slaves had to recreate their old traditions in their new Caribbean context. As their African heritage collided with Catholicism and with Native American and European traditions, certain African gods and traditions became more prominent while others lost their significance in the new Afro-Cuban culture. This book, the first systematic overview of the syncretization of the gods of African origin with Catholic saints, introduces the reader to a little-known side of Cuban culture.

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      • Author

        Miguel Barnet

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Markus Wiener Publishing Inc

      • Published

        August 2001

      • Edition

        UK ed.

      • Weight

        273g

      • Page Count

        160

      • Dimensions

        176 x 209 x 14 mm

      • ISBN

        9781558762558

      • ISBN-10

        1558762558

      • Eden Code

        1228476

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      • Author/Creator: Miguel Barnet

      • ISBN: 9781558762558

      • Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc

      • Release Date: August 2001

      • Weight: 273g

      • Dimensions: 176 x 209 x 14 mm

      • Eden Code: 1228476

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