Alan West-Durán

Afro-Cuban Religions and the Arts

A Dog Has Four Legs But Takes Only One Path

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the philosophical and spiritual facets of religions like Regla de Ocha, Palo, Abakuá, and Vodou, and how deeply embedded they are in Cuban popular culture and art, be it music, the visual arts, film, or literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 599g
• ISBN-13: 9781793639820
• ISBN-10: 1793639825
• Artikelnr.: 72703838

Autorenporträt

By Alan West-Durán

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Dogs of Myth, the Dogs of History
Chapter 1: Don't Mess With the Saints: Afro-Cuban Religions and Popular
Music, from María Teresa Vera to Hip Hop
Chapter 2: "A River That Never Rests": Omar Sosa
Chapter 3: Whistling into the Future with the Orishas: "Life is to Whistle"
Chapter 4: Water, Crossroads and Diaspora: Magda Campos-Pons
Chapter 5: Crossroads of History and the Spirits: José Bedia
Chapter 6: All That's Ideology Melts into Flesh: "Juan of the Dead" and
Palero Resilience
Chapter 7: The Haitian Revolution and Vodou: Myth, Muses and History
Postscript: A Dialogue with the Dead
Appendix A: Regla de Ocha (Santeria)
Appendix B: Reglas de Palo
Appendix C: The Abakuá
Appendix D: Vodou
Appendix E: Chart of Comparative Pantheons
(Ocha-Palo-Abakuá-Catholic--Greek)
Appendix F: Vodou Pantheon with Catholic Syncretisms
Appendix G: Afro-Cuban Religious and Vodou Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Index
About the Author