Living Santeria: Rituals and Experiences in an Afro-Cuban Religion
Description
In 1992 Smithsonian anthropologist Michael Atwood Mason traveled to Cuba for initiation as a priest into the Santería religion. Since then he has created an active oricha "house" and has initiated five others as priests. He is a rare combination: a scholar-practitioner who is equally fluent in his profession and his religion. Interweaving his roles as researcher and priest, he explores Santería as a contemporary phenomenon and offers an understanding of its complexity through his own experiences and those of its many practitioners. The rituals of Santería fo...
ISBN(s)
158834052X, 9781588340528
