Society of the Dead Quita Manaquita and Palo Praise in Cuba

Name: Society of the Dead Quita Manaquita and Palo Praise in Cuba
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ISBN: 9780520256842

ISBN-10: 0520256840

ISBN-13: 9780520256842

Edition: 2010

Authors: Todd Ramï¿½n Ochoa, Todd Ramï¿½n Ochoa

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In a riveting first-person account, Todd Ramoacute;n Ochoa explores Palo, a Kongo-inspired "society of affliction" that is poorly understood at the margins of Cuban popular religion. Narrated as an encounter with two teachers of Palo, the book unfolds on the outskirts of Havana as it recounts Ochoa's attempts to assimilate Palo praise of the dead. As he comes to terms with a world in which everyday events and materials are composed of the dead, Ochoa discovers in Palo unexpected resources for understanding the relationship between matter and spirit, for rethinking anthropology's rendering of sorcery, and for representing the play of power in Cuban society. The first fully detailed treatment…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/28/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Dead



Isidra



Kalunga, the Ambient Dead



Little Corners



Responsive Dead



Palo Society



Emilio O'Farril



Teodoro



Palo Society



Decay



A Feast Awry



Virtudes



Prendas-Ngangas-Enqtuisos



Lucero Mundo



The Cauldron



Reckoning with the Dead



Nfumbe



Insinuation and Artifice



Palo Craft



Struggle Is Praise



Cristianas



Judï¿½as



Tormenta Ndoki



Storms of Lent


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index