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Where Men are Wives and Mothers Rule

Santeria Ritual Practices and Their Gender Implications

by Mary Ann Clark

  • Hardback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: University Press of Florida
  • 16.2 x 23.7 x 1.9 cm

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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 religious complex known as Santeria) as they have developed in the Americas, Clark suggests that, unlike many mainstream religions, these traditions exist within a female-normative system in which all practitioners are expected to take up female gender roles. Examining the practices of divination, initiation, possession trance, sacrifice, and witchcraft in successive chapters, Clark explores the ways in which Santeria beliefs and practices deviate from the historical assumptions about and the conceptual implications of these basic concepts. After tracing the standard definition of each term and describing its place within the worldview of Santeria, Clark teases out its gender implications to argue for the female-normative nature of the religion.By arguing that gender is a fluid concept within Santeria, Clark suggests that the qualities of being female form the ideal of Santeria religious practice for both men and women. In addition, she asserts that the Ifa cult organized around the male-only priesthood of the babalawo is an independent tradition that has been incompletely assimilated into the larger Santeria complex. Based on field research done in several Santeria communities, Clark's study provides a detailed overview of the Santeria and Yoruba traditional beliefs and practices.
Where Men are Wives and Mothers Rule and Then We'll Sing a New Song
Then We'll Sing a New SongWhere Men are Wives and Mothers Rule

  • Author

    Mary Ann Clark

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    University Press of Florida

  • Published

    June 2005

  • Weight

    426g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    16.2 x 23.7 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780813028347

  • ISBN-10

    0813028345

  • Eden Code

    1161005

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