Afro-Cuban Myths

Afro-Cuban Myths
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Publisher : Markus Wiener Publishers
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000100604721
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Download or read book Afro-Cuban Myths written by Rómulo Lachatañeré and published by Markus Wiener Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African cults and religions enrich all aspects of Cuba's social, cultural and everyday life, and encompass all ethnic and social groups. Politics, art, and civil events such as weddings, funerals, festivals and carnivals all possess distinctly Afro-Cuban characteristics. Miguel Barnet provides a concise guide to the various traditions and branches of Afro-Cuban religions. He distinguishes between the two most important cult forms - the Regla de Ocha (Santeria), which promotes worship of the Oshira (gods), and the traditional oracles that originated in the old Yoruba city of lle-lfe', which promote a more animistic worldview. Africans who were brought to Cuba as slaves had to recreate their old traditions in their new Caribbean context. As their African heritage collided with Catholicism and with Native American and European traditions, certain African gods and traditions became more prominent while others lost their significance in the new Afro-Cuban culture. This book, the first systematic overview of the syncretization of the gods of African origin with Catholic saints, introduces the reader to a little-known side of Cuban culture.


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