The Power of the Dead: Spirits, Socialism, and Selves in an Afro-Cuban Universe
This paper aims to conceptualize the relationship between the main Afro-Cuban religious practices and the experience of varied social and economic difficulties in Havana, and in particular, the role of the dead—the muertos—in its articulation. I argue that the dead are not just to be seen as socio-h...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox
[2008]
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| In: |
Fieldwork in religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-177 |
| Further subjects: | B
Afro-Cuban religion
B Special Period B Cuban socialism B Spiritism B Personhood |
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