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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823818903321

Autore

Roman Reinaldo L. <1970->

Titolo

Governing spirits : religion, miracles, and spectacles in Cuba and Puerto Rico, 1898-1956 / / Reinaldo L. Roman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8078-8894-X

1-4696-0468-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

200.97291/09041

Soggetti

Cuba Religion

Cuba Religious life and customs

Puerto Rico Religion

Puerto Rico Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-261) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Governing man-gods in Cuba : Hilario Mustelier and Juan Manso -- Governing saints in Puerto Rico : Elenita and the Hermanos Cheos -- Governing witchcraft : journalists and brujos in Republican Cuba -- Self-governing spirits : la Samaritana and Puerto Rico's espiriteros -- Managing miracles in Batista's Cuba : la estigmatizada and clavelito -- Managing miracles in the Commonwealth : the virgin visits Sabana Grande -- Epilogue: The Chupacabras : discourses and social action.

Sommario/riassunto

Freedom of religion did not come easily to Cuba or Puerto Rico. Only after the arrival of American troops during the Spanish-American War were non-Catholics permitted to practice their religions openly and to proselytize. When government efforts to ensure freedom of worship began, reformers on both islands rejoiced, believing that an era of regeneration and modernization was upon them. But as new laws went into effect, critics voiced their dismay at the rise of popular religions. Reinaldo L. Roman explores the changing relationship between regulators and practitioners in neocolonial Cuba and P