Society of the dead : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba / Todd Ramón Ochoa.
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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| Language: | English |
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Table of 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
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- P
- Q
- R
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