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African cults and religions enrich all aspects of Cuba's social,
cultural and everyday life, and encompass all ethnic and social
groups. Politics, art, and civil events such as weddings, funerals,
festivals and carnivals all possess distinctly Afro-Cuban
characteristics. Miguel Barnet provides a concise guide to the
various traditions and branches of Afro-Cuban religions. He
distinguishes between the two most important cult forms - the Regla
de Ocha (Santeria), which promotes worship of the Oshira (gods),
and the traditional oracles that originated in the old Yoruba city
of Ile-Ife, which promote a more animistic worldview. Africans who
were brought to Cuba as slaves had to recreate their old traditions
in their new Caribbean context. As their African heritage collided
with Catholicism and with Native American and European traditions,
certain African gods and traditions became more prominent while
others lost their significance in the new Afro-Cuban culture. This
book, the first systematic overview of the syncretization of the
gods of African origin with Catholic saints, introduces the reader
to a little-known side of Cuban culture.
African cults and religions enrich all aspects of Cuba's social,
cultural and everyday life, and encompass all ethnic and social
groups. Politics, art, and civil events such as weddings, funerals,
festivals and carnivals all possess distinctly Afro-Cuban
characteristics. Miguel Barnet provides a concise guide to the
various traditions and branches of Afro-Cuban religions. He
distinguishes between the two most important cult forms - the Regla
de Ocha (Santeria), which promotes worship of the Oshira (gods),
and the traditional oracles that originated in the old Yoruba city
of lle-lfe', which promote a more animistic worldview. Africans who
were brought to Cuba as slaves had to recreate their old traditions
in their new Caribbean context. As their African heritage collided
with Catholicism and with Native American and European traditions,
certain African gods and traditions became more prominent while
others lost their significance in the new Afro-Cuban culture. This
book, the first systematic overview of the syncretization of the
gods of African origin with Catholic saints, introduces the reader
to a little-known side of Cuban culture.
While the Spanish brought their religion, language, values, and
traditions to the island to form the cornerstone of the Dominican
culture, a later influx of Germans, Irish, Italians, and Sephardic
Jews from the Dutch Caribbean and Lebanon added further variety.
Traditional histories of the island have long overlooked the
influence of black Africans on the national heritage, although this
rich cultural legacy is evident in many areas. And while there has
been ample discussion of the indigenous Taino people, very few of
them survived over the centuries, and they left a lesser lasting
imprint, limited to agriculture, diet, language, and religion.This
distinctive cultural amalgam provides the backdrop for this book,
which has become a classic text in the Dominican Republic. It is
the first book to acknowledge creolization as the dominant feature
of Dominican culture. The contributors are Dominican scholars and
journalists, and they have also served as diplomats, university
professors, museum directors, and artists.
African cults and religions enrich all aspects of Cuba's social,
cultural and everyday life, and encompass all ethnic and social
groups. Politics, art, and civil events such as weddings, funerals,
festivals and carnivals all possess distinctly Afro-Cuban
characteristics. Miguel Barnet provides a concise guide to the
various traditions and branches of Afro-Cuban religions. He
distinguishes between the two most important cult forms - the Regla
de Ocha (Santeria), which promotes worship of the Oshira (gods),
and the traditional oracles that originated in the old Yoruba city
of Ile-Ife, which promote a more animistic worldview. Africans who
were brought to Cuba as slaves had to recreate their old traditions
in their new Caribbean context. As their African heritage collided
with Catholicism and with Native American and European traditions,
certain African gods and traditions became more prominent while
others lost their significance in the new Afro-Cuban culture. This
book, the first systematic overview of the syncretization of the
gods of African origin with Catholic saints, introduces the reader
to a little-known side of Cuban culture.
While the Spanish brought their religion, language, values, and
traditions to the island to form the cornerstone of the Dominican
culture, a later influx of Germans, Irish, Italians, and Sephardic
Jews from the Dutch Caribbean and Lebanon added further variety.
Traditional histories of the island have long overlooked the
influence of black Africans on the national heritage, although this
rich cultural legacy is evident in many areas. And while there has
been ample discussion of the indigenous Taino people, very few of
them survived over the centuries, and they left a lesser lasting
imprint, limited to agriculture, diet, language, and religion.This
distinctive cultural amalgam provides the backdrop for this book,
which has become a classic text in the Dominican Republic. It is
the first book to acknowledge creolization as the dominant feature
of Dominican culture. The contributors are Dominican scholars and
journalists, and they have also served as diplomats, university
professors, museum directors, and artists.
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