Willful Spirits and Weakened Flesh: Historicizing the Initiation Narrative in Afro-Cuban Religions
This article examines the ceremonial practice of smallest scale and greatest prevalence in Afro-Cuban religions: elders' oral narration of initiation as an "unchosen choice," pursued solely as a response to affliction. This article marshals evidence to show that the conditions of scho...
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| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
2013
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2013, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-193 |
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