El Monte: Notes on the Religions, Magic, and Folklore of the Black and Creole People of Cuba (Latin America in Translation) - Tapa blanda

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Cabrera, Lydia

 
9781478018735: El Monte: Notes on the Religions, Magic, and Folklore of the Black and Creole People of Cuba (Latin America in Translation)
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ISBN 10: 1478018739 ISBN 13: 9781478018735
Editorial: Duke University Press, 2023

Sinopsis

First published in Cuba in 1954 and appearing here in English for the first time, Lydia Cabrera’s El Monte is a foundational and iconic study of Afro-Cuban religious and cultural traditions. Drawing on conversations with elderly Afro-Cuban priests who were one or two generations away from the transatlantic slave trade, Cabrera combines ethnography, history, folklore, literature, and botany to provide a panoramic account of the multifaceted influence of Afro-Atlantic cultures in Cuba. Cabrera details the natural and spiritual landscape of the Cuban monte (forest, wilderness) and discusses hundreds of herbs and the constellations of deities, sacred rites, and knowledge that envelop them. The result is a complex spiritual and medicinal architecture of Afro-Cuban cultures. This new edition of what is often referred to as "the Santería bible" includes a new foreword, introduction, and translator notes. As a seminal work in the study of the African diaspora that has profoundly impacted numerous fields, Cabrera’s magnum opus is essential for scholars, activists, and religious devotees of Afro-Cuban traditions alike.

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Lydia Cabrera (1899–1991) was a renowned Cuban writer, folklorist, and artist who wrote dozens of books documenting Afro-Cuban culture and religion.

David Font-Navarrete is Assistant Professor in the Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre, and Dance at Lehman College, City University of New York.

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Editorial
Duke University Press
Año de publicación
2023
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Inglés
ISBN 10 
1478018739
ISBN 13 
9781478018735
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Número de páginas
676
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9781478016090: El Monte: Notes on the Religions, Magic, and Folklore of the Black and Creole People of Cuba (Latin America in Translation)

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ISBN 10:  1478016094 ISBN 13:  9781478016090
Editorial: Duke University Press, 2023
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