Sacred spaces and religious traditions in Oriente Cuba / Jualynne E. Dodson ; in collaboration with José Millet Batista.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dodson, Jualynne E.

Contributor:

Millet, José.

Series:

Religions of the Americas series.

Religions of the Americas series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacred space--Cuba--Holguín (Province).

Sacred space.

Afro-Caribbean religions--Cuba--Holguín (Province).

Afro-Caribbean religions.

Holguín (Cuba : Province)--Religious life and customs.

Holguín (Cuba : Province).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dodson examines the history of traditional religious practices in the Oriente region of contemporary Cuba.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Editors' Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; COLOR PLATES; Part I; 1: Contours and Concepts; 2: African Cosmic Orientation: Core Commonalties; 3: What Sacred Spaces Do; Part II; 4: Palo Monte/Palo Mayombe; 5: Vodú; 6: Espiritismo; Part III; 7: "Land of the Dead" Beginnings: Muertéra Bembé de Sao; 8: Findings and Conclusions; Notes; Glossary of Select Terms; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-63689-1

0-8263-4355-4

OCLC:

817819443