El Monte: Notes on the Religions, Magic, and Folklore of the Black and Creole People of Cuba - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lydia CabreraSeries:Latin America in TranslationPublish date:2023-05-26Pages:680
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9781478016090ISBN-10:1478016094UPC:9781478016090Book Category:Social Science, Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Indigenous, Folk & Tribal, Caribbean & West IndiesBook Topic:Cultural & Social, CubaSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 1.44 inchesWeight:3.0424Product ID:SC7TFS9D5S
El Monte: Notes on the Religions, Magic, and Folklore of the Black and Creole People of Cuba
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...
Series: Latin America in Translation
Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9781478016090ISBN-10:1478016094UPC:9781478016090Book Category:Social Science, Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Indigenous, Folk & Tribal, Caribbean & West IndiesBook Topic:Cultural & Social, CubaSize:10.00 x 7.00 x 1.44 inchesWeight:3.0424Product ID:SC7TFS9D5S
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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