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Bezig met laden... Santeria from Africa to the New World: The Dead Sell Memoriesdoor George Brandon
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. In Santeria from Africa to the New World, George Brandon examines snycretic religion, Santeria, with an eye on how the process of syncretization occurred. Brandon is as much, or more, interested in the process as he is in the religion itself. Brandon sets out to show that a syncretic religion can be valid on its own terms despite the dismissive attitudes of the ‘pure’ religious adherents. Brandon takes an anthropological look at African people: in their original homelands, in the forced transplantation to Cuba and in the subsequent migration to the United States. He traces their religion as it evolved from Yoruba through Santeria into Santerismo. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Blacks in the Diaspora (1993)
ÒOn his own terms, Brandon more than fulfills his promise to take the reader on the transatlantic journey of the orisha and to explore the complexities of African memory in the diaspora.Ó ÑAmerican Historical Review ÒHe adeptly addresses broader issues, such as power relations within Caribbean slavery, multiculturalism, and the forms of religious accommodation to cultural change. In addition, he offers a fresh and cogent assessment of the production and reproduction of African beliefs and practices in new contexts. BrandonÕs exemplary archival research is supplemented by skillful participant observation.Ó ÑChoice The Yoruba religious tradition arose in West Africa, but its influence has spread beyond Africa to millions of adherents in the Americas as well. Santeria from Africa to the New World retraces one path taken by this traditionÑa path from Africa to Cuba and to New York City. George Brandon examines the religionÕs transatlantic route through Cuban Santeria, Puerto Rican Espiritismo, and Black Nationalism. In following the historical and anthropological evolution of the Yoruba religion, Brandon discusses broader questions of power, multiculturalism, cultural change, and the production and reproduction of African retentions. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)299.67Religions Other Religions By Region/Civilization Of African Origin By Particular Movement or CultLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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