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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Auteur principal: Otero, Solimar (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Hollywood, Amy (Collaborateur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: New York Columbia University Press 2020
Dans:Année: 2020
Collection/Revue:Gender, Theory, and Religion
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spiritualism-Caribbean Area
B Electronic books
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Résumé: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