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Where men are wives and mothers rule :

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0813028345 (alk. paper)

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Where men are wives and mothers rule :

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[Book]

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Santería ritual practices and their gender implications /

First Statement of Responsibility

Mary Ann Clark

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Gainesville :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University Press of Florida,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2005

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 185 p. ;

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24 cm

Series Title

The history of African-American religions

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index

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Gender -- Destiny and Divination -- Initiation -- Possession Phenomena -- Sacrifice and Violence -- Witchcraft -- Conclusion: A Distinction without a Difference

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"While much theological thinking assumes a normative male perspective, this study demonstrates how our ideas of religious beliefs and practices change in the light of gender awareness. Exploring the philosophy and practices of the Orisha traditions (principally the Afro-Cuban religious complex known as Santeria) as they have developed in the Americas, Clark suggests that, unlike many mainstream religions, these traditions exist within a female-normative system in which all practitioners are expected to take up female gender roles." "Examining divination, initiation, possession trance, sacrifice, and witchcraft in successive chapters, Clark explores the ways in which Santeria beliefs and practices deviate from historical assumptions and considers their conceptual implications." "Based on field research done in several Santeria communities, Clark's study provides a detailed overview of the Santeria and Yoruba traditional beliefs and practices. By clarifying a wide range of feminist- and gender-related themes in Cuban Santeria, she challenges the traditional gendering of the religion and provides an account that will be of significant interest to students of Caribbean studies and African religions, as well as to scholars in anthropology, sociology, and gender studies."--BOOK JACKET

Santeria

Cuba, Religious life and customs

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Clark, Mary Ann,Ph. D

Date of Transaction

20050606083541.0

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