Afro-Cuban Religious Arts : Popular Expressions of Cultural Inheritance in Espiritismo and Santería /

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This book profiles four generations of women from one Afro-Cuban religious family. From a plantation in Havana Province in the 1890s to a religious center in Spanish Harlem in the 1960s, these women were connected by their prominent roles as leaders in the religions they practiced and the dramatic r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Juncker, Kristine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Spiritualism in art.
Santeria in art.
ART > Caribbean & Latin American.
DESIGN > Graphic Arts > General.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Printmaking.
ART > Techniques > Printmaking.
Spiritisme dans l'art.
Art cubain > Influence africaine.
Art cubain > Aspect religieux.
Art, Cuban > African influences.
Art, Cuban > Religious aspects.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book profiles four generations of women from one Afro-Cuban religious family. From a plantation in Havana Province in the 1890s to a religious center in Spanish Harlem in the 1960s, these women were connected by their prominent roles as leaders in the religions they practiced and the dramatic ritual artwork they created. Each woman was a medium in Espiritismo-communicating with dead ancestors for guidance or insight-and also a santera, or priest of Santería, who could intervene with the oricha pantheon. Kristine Juncker argues that, by creating art for more than one religion, these wome.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780813055022

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