Society of the dead : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba / Todd Ramón Ochoa.

In this first-person account, Todd Ramón Ochoa explores Palo, a poorly-understood Kongo-inspired 'society of afflication' at the margins of Cuban popular religion. Narrated as an encounter with two teachers of Palo, the book unfolds on the outskirts of Havana.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ochoa, Todd Ramón, 1969-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California, ©2010.
Subjects:	1900-1999 Palo. Afro-Caribbean religions > Cuba. RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. Afro-Caribbean cults Palo Religion Palo Monte Religionsausübung Schwarze Palo Monte. Religionsausübung. Kult. Cuba > Religious life and customs. Cuba > Religion > 20th century. Cuba Kuba. Havanna Amerika > Schwarze.
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Dead
1. Isidra
2. Kalunga, The Ambient Dead
3. Little Corners
4. Responsive Dead
Part II. Palo Society
5. Emilio O'Farril
6. Teodoro
7. Palo Society
8. Decay
9. A Feast Awry
10. Virtudes
Part III. Prendas-Ngangas-Enquisos
11. Lucero Mundo
12. The Cauldron
13. Reckoning With The Dead
14. Nfumbe
15. Insinuation And Artifice
Part IV. Palo Craft
16. Struggle Is Praise
17. Cristianas
18. Judas
19. Tormenta Ndoki
20. Storms Of Lent
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z.

Society of the dead : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba / Todd Ramón Ochoa.

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