A party for Lazarus: six generations of ancestral devotion in a Cuban town
"A Party for Lazarus is the story of a Cuban family, six generations removed from slavery, struggling to honor their ancestors amid changing fortunes and a crumbling state. It is an intimate portrait of an intergenerational family saga involving the future of an annual feast to celebrate ancest...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of Californiarnia Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cuba
/ Afro-American syncretism
/ Ancestor cult
/ Religious festival
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements KBR Latin America |
| Further subjects: | B
Babalúaiyé (Afro-Caribbean deity)
B Fasts and feasts Orisha religion Social aspects B Fasts and feasts Social aspects (Cuba) B Ancestor worship (Cuba) |
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