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Society of the dead Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba
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Title
Society of the dead [electronic resource] : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba / Todd Ramón Ochoa.
ISBN
9780520947924 (ebook) :
0520947924 (ebook) :
Published
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 313 p.)
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Summary
In this first-person account, Todd Ramón Ochoa explores Palo, a poorly-understood Kongo-inspired 'society of afflication' at the margins of Cuban popular religion. Narrated as an encounter with two teachers of Palo, the book unfolds on the outskirts of Havana.
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California scholarship online.
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Print version
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 06, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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