El Monte: notes on the religions, magic, and folklore of the Black and Creole people of Cuba

"First published in Cuba in 1954 and appearing here in English for the first time, Lydia Cabrera's El Monte is a foundational and iconic study of Afro-Cuban religious and cultural traditions. Drawing on conversations with elderly Afro-Cuban priests who were one or two generations away from...

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Main Author: Cabrera, Lydia 1899-1991 (Author)
Contributors: Font-Navarrete, David 1973- (Translator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Durham London Duke University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cuba / Blacks / Creoles / Religion / Folk culture
Further subjects:B Cuba / Caribbean & West Indies / HISTORY
B Black people (Cuba) Folklore
B Traditional medicine (Cuba)
B Folklore (Cuba)
B Cuba Religion
B Black people (Cuba) Religion
B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
B African Diaspora
B Magic (Cuba)
B Santeria (Cuba)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Cabrera, Lydia: Monte. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2023. - 9781478023340