Write into Being: The Production of the Self and Circulation of Ritual Knowledge in Afro-Cuban Religious Libretas

The “libreta” or notebook in Spanish is the vernacular name for the writing convention and product that is central to Afro-Cuban religions, especially Lucumí or la Regla de Ocha. These texts speak to the under-studied traditions of Afro-Cuban practitioners writing their own religious and cultural hi...

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Main Author: Tsang, Martin a (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
In: Material religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 228-261
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Afro-American syncretism / Ritual book / Lucumi / Santeria / Ritual / Leader
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Cuba
B Lydia Cabrera
B Afro-Cuban religion
B Lucumi
B vernacular archive
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