An Episode in the History of an Acoustic Mask: Philadelphia, 1908

In 1908, two black Cuban brothers, held a temple on Philadelphia's North Fairmount Avenue, which appears to have combined Edinsonian sound technology with elements from the ritual repertoire of the Abakuá male esoteric brotherhood. I suggest that the technologically enriched "echo" of...

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Main Author: Palmié, Stephan 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Ed. de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales [2019]
In: Archives de sciences sociales des religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 187, Pages: 127-147
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Philadelphia, Pa. / Abakuá (Secret society) / Ritual / Afrokubanische Musik / Electronics
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Technology
B Afro-Cuban religions
B Ritual
B Sound
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