| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 313 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (287-291) and index. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Dead -- 1. Isidra -- 2. Kalunga, The Ambient Dead -- 3. Little Corners -- 4. Responsive Dead -- Part II. Palo Society -- 5. Emilio O'Farril -- 6. Teodoro -- 7. Palo Society -- 8. Decay -- 9. A Feast Awry -- 10. Virtudes -- Part III. Prendas-Ngangas-Enquisos -- 11. Lucero Mundo -- 12. The Cauldron -- 13. Reckoning With The Dead -- 14. Nfumbe -- 15. Insinuation And Artifice -- Part IV. Palo Craft -- 16. Struggle Is Praise -- 17. Cristianas -- 18. Judas -- 19. Tormenta Ndoki -- 20. Storms Of Lent -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Palo.
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Palo. |
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Afro-Caribbean cults -- Cuba.
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Afro-Caribbean cults. |
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Cuba. |
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Cuba -- Religious life and customs.
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Cuba -- Religion -- 20th century.
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Religion. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ochoa, Todd Ramón, 1969- Society of the dead. Berkeley : University of California, ©2010 9780520256835 (DLC) 2010002017 (OCoLC)526803593 |
| ISBN |
9780520947924 (electronic book) |
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0520947924 (electronic book) |
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1282771795 |
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9781282771796 |
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9780520256835 |
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0520256832 |
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9780520256842 |
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0520256840 |
| Standard No. |
9786612771798 |
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