Living Santería

Rituals and Experiences in an Afro-Cuban Religion

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Other Practices, Ethnic & Tribal, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Caribbean & West Indian, Reference, Ritual & Practices
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Author: Michael Atwood Mason ISBN: 9781588345486
Publisher: Smithsonian Publication: June 21, 2016
Imprint: Smithsonian Books Language: English
Author: Michael Atwood Mason
ISBN: 9781588345486
Publisher: Smithsonian
Publication: June 21, 2016
Imprint: Smithsonian Books
Language: English

In 1992 Smithsonian anthropologist Michael Atwood Mason traveled to Cuba for initiation as a priest into the Santería religion. Since then he has created an active oricha “house” and has initiated five others as priests. He is a rare combination: a scholar-practitioner who is equally fluent in his profession and his religion. Interweaving his roles as researcher and priest, Mason explores Santería as a contemporary phenomenon and offers an understanding of its complexity through his own experiences and those of its many practitioners. Balancing deftly between a devotee's account of participation and an anthropologist's theoretical analysis, Living Santería offers an original and insightful understanding of this growing religious tradition.

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In 1992 Smithsonian anthropologist Michael Atwood Mason traveled to Cuba for initiation as a priest into the Santería religion. Since then he has created an active oricha “house” and has initiated five others as priests. He is a rare combination: a scholar-practitioner who is equally fluent in his profession and his religion. Interweaving his roles as researcher and priest, Mason explores Santería as a contemporary phenomenon and offers an understanding of its complexity through his own experiences and those of its many practitioners. Balancing deftly between a devotee's account of participation and an anthropologist's theoretical analysis, Living Santería offers an original and insightful understanding of this growing religious tradition.

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