Archives of Conjure: Stories of the Dead in Afrolatinx Cultures
Solimar Otero explores how Afrolatinx spirits guide collaborative spiritual-scholarly activist work through rituals and the creation of material culture. By examining spirit mediumship through a Caribbean cross-cultural poetics, she shows how divinities and ancestors serve as active agents in shapin...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Gender, Theory, and Religion
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Spiritualism-Caribbean Area
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| Summary: | Solimar Otero explores how Afrolatinx spirits guide collaborative spiritual-scholarly activist work through rituals and the creation of material culture. By examining spirit mediumship through a Caribbean cross-cultural poetics, she shows how divinities and ancestors serve as active agents in shaping the experiences of gender, sexuality, and race. Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Archives of Conjure -- 1. Residual Transcriptions -- 2. Crossings -- 3. Flows -- 4. Sirens -- Conclusion: Espuma del Mar, Sea- Foam -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0231550766 |