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Santeria from Africa to the New World: The Dead Sell Memories
George Brandon
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Paperback. Addresses broader issues such as power relations within Caribbean slavery, multiculturalism, and the forms of religious accommodation to cultural change. This book examines the religion's transatlantic route through Cuban Santeria, Puerto Rican Espiritismo, and Black Nationalism. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 b&w photos, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
Blacks in the Diaspora
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253211149
SKU
V9780253211149
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About George Brandon
GEORGE BRANDON is Associate Professor and Director of the Program in Sociomedical Sciences at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education of the City University of New York. He is the author of articles in the Journal of Caribbean Studies, the Journal of Black Studies, Oral History Review, and Griot.
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