Santeria Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religion

by David H. Brown

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Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santer a (or Lucum ) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and iconography. In Santer a Enthroned, David H. Brown combines art history, cultural anthropology, and ethnohistory to show how Africans and their descendants have developed novel forms of religious practice in the face of relentless oppression.

Focusing on the royal throne...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226076105

ISBN13:9780226076102

Release Date:October 2003

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:440 Pages

Weight:2.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 8.5" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Humanities Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Tribal & Ethnic

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