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050 00 $aBL2530.C9$bB3713 2001
082 00 $a299/.6/097291$221
100 1 $aBarnet, Miguel,$d1940-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82259771
240 10 $aCultos afrocubanos.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00102932
245 10 $aAfro-Cuban religions /$cMiguel Barnet ; translated from Spanish by Christine Renata Ayorinde.
260 $aPrinceton, NJ :$bMarkus Wiener Publishers ;$aKingston, Jamaica :$bIan Randle,$c2001.
300 $aviii, 160 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 157-160).
505 00 $tThe Role of the Myth in Cuban Culture --$tThe Regla de Ocha --$tThe Regla de Palo Monte --$tMusic and Dance --$tDances, Firmas and Magic --$tThe Supernatural Beings of the Congos --$tIn the Land of the Orishas.
520 1 $a"African-derived 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) and the Regla de Palo Monte.
520 8 $aRegla de Ocha promotes worship of the Orisha (gods), and uses traditional oracles that originated in the old Yoruba city of Ile-Ife. The Regla de Palo Monte came from the Congo area. The term palo refers to the ritual use of trees and plants, which are believed to have magical powers.".
520 8 $a"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 Cuban culture. The author also discusses the roles of music and dance as forms of Cuban religious expression and describes the specific instruments and symbols they employ.
520 8 $aThe book ends with an enthusiastic depiction of Barnet's recent research journey to West Africa, the Land of the Orishas."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aBlack people$zCuba$xReligion.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009117248
651 0 $aCuba$xReligion.
852 00 $bglx$hBL2530.C9$iB3713 2001
852 00 $bglx$hBL2530.C9$iB3713 2001