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The cooking of history : how not to study Afro-Cuban religion / Stephan Palmié

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Author:
Palmié, Stephan  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 360 pages ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Cuba
Date:
2013
Contents:
BL2532.S3 or, How not to study "Afro"-"Cuban" "religion" -- On Yoruba origins, for example -- Fernando Ortiz and the cooking of history -- Or "syncretism," for that matter -- The color of the gods: notes on a question better left unasked -- Afronauts of the virtual Atlantic: the giant African snail incident, the war of the Oriatés, and the plague of Orichas -- Coda. Ackee and saltfish versus amalá con quimbombó, or more foods for thought
Topic:
Blacks--Religion  Search this
Afro-Caribbean cults  Search this
Religion  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1040354