xx, 413 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Institutional and ritual innovation -- Iconographic innovation.
Summary
Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santeria (or Lucumi) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and iconography. In this book, David H. Brown combines art history, cultural anthropology, and ethnohistory to show how Africans and their descendants have developed novel forms of religious practice in the face of relentless oppression.
