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LEADER: 02931cam a2200505 a 4500
001 ocm18105696
003 OCoLC
005 20200617075444.8
008 880603s1989 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aBL2532.S3$bG674 1989
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aGonzález-Wippler, Migene.
245 10 $aSantería, the religion :$ba legacy of faith, rites, and magic /$cMigene González-Wippler ; foreword by Charles Wetli.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHarmony,$c©1989.
300 $axiii, 335 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 320-323) and index.
505 0 $aThe orisha tradition -- What is Santería? -- The orishas: gods of Santería -- Eggun: spirits of the dead -- The santero: priest of Santería -- The babalawo: high priest of Santería -- Iyanifá: mother of the secrets -- Obi: the divining coconut -- The diloggún: the divining cowrie shells -- Ewe: magical herbs -- Ebbó: the offering -- Sacrificial ceremonies -- The initiations -- Asiento: making the saint -- Batáa: the drums -- Spirit possession -- Spells and magic -- Orisha power -- Palo: witchcraft and Santería -- Candomblé: the religion in brazil -- Itutu: the death of a santero -- The church and Santería -- Santería and spiritism -- The botánica -- Santería and the community -- María: a spiritual beginning.
520 $aWhen the Yoruba of West Africa were brought to Cuba as slaves, they preserved their religious heritage by disguising their gods as Catholic saints and worshiping them in secret. The resulting religion is Santería, a blend of primitive magic and Catholicism now practiced by an estimated 5 million Hispanic Americans.
590 $bArchive
650 0 $aSanteria.
650 1 $aSanteria.
650 7 $aSanteria.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01105327
776 08 $iOnline version:$aGonzález-Wippler, Migene.$tSantería.$b1st ed.$dNew York : Harmony, ©1989$w(OCoLC)642427947
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