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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973007203321

Autore

Dodson Jualynne E

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2008

ISBN

1-283-63689-1

0-8263-4355-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Religions of the Americas series

Altri autori (Persone)

MilletJosé

Disciplina

299.6097291/62

Soggetti

Sacred space - Cuba - Holguín (Province)

Afro-Caribbean religions - Cuba - Holguín (Province)

Holguín (Cuba : Province) 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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