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

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

by ToddRamonOchoa (Author)

Synopsis

Explores Palo, a Kongo-inspired 'society of affliction' that is poorly understood at the margins of Cuban popular religion. This title draws upon the critiques of Western metaphysics, revealing what this little known practice can tell us about sensation, transformation, and redemption in the Black Atlantic.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 328
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 12 Nov 2010

ISBN 10: 0520256840
ISBN 13: 9780520256842