| Santeria from Africa to the New World: The Dead Sell Memories Contributor(s): Brandon, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 025321114X ISBN-13: 9780253211149 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $17.82 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: This book takes readers along one path of what this transatlantic tradition of Yoruba religion has come to be---the path from Africa to Cuba to New York City. Other paths could have been, and ultimately must be, chosen and researched by scholars in the future. So this book talks about one line, one path among the many, and its focus is mainly on the structures and rhythms of Santeria's history and on problems of collective memory and syncretism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethnic & Tribal - History | Africa - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 299.67 |
| LCCN: 92024251 |
| Series: Blacks in the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On 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. --American Historical Review He 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. Brandon's exemplary archival research is supplemented by skillful participant observation. --Choice 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 tradition--a path from Africa to Cuba and to New York City. George Brandon examines the religion's 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. |