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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
PublishedOn
2010-11-12
Title
Society of the Dead: Quita Manaquita and Palo Praise in Cuba
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ISBN
9780520256842

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520256840
ISBN-13
9780520256842
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102809682

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
328 Pages
Publication Name
Society of the Dead : Quita Manaquita and Palo Praise in Cuba
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Death, Grief, Bereavement, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ethnic & Tribal, Customs & Traditions, Cults
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Family & Relationships, Religion, Social Science
Author
Todd Ramón Ochoa
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2010-002017
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
299.6/7
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. The Dead 1. Isidra 2. Kalunga, the Ambient Dead 3. Little Corners 4. Responsive Dead Part Two. Palo Society 5. Emilio O'Farril 6. Teodoro 7. Palo Society 8. Decay 9. A Feast Awry 10. Virtudes Part Three. Prendas-Ngangas-Enquisos 11. Lucero Mundo 12. The Cauldron 13. Reckoning with the Dead 14. Nfumbe 15. Insinuation and Artifice Part Four. Palo Craft 16. Struggle Is Praise 17. Cristianas 18. Judías 19. Tormenta Ndoki 20. Storms of Lent Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
In a riveting first-person account, Todd Ram n Ochoa explores Palo, a Kongo-inspired "society of affliction" that is poorly understood at the margins of Cuban popular religion. Narrated as an encounter with two teachers of Palo, the book unfolds on the outskirts of Havana as it recounts Ochoa's attempts to assimilate Palo praise of the dead. As he comes to terms with a world in which everyday events and materials are composed of the dead, Ochoa discovers in Palo unexpected resources for understanding the relationship between matter and spirit, for rethinking anthropology's rendering of sorcery, and for representing the play of power in Cuban society. The first fully detailed treatment of the world of Palo, Society of the Dead draws upon recent critiques of Western metaphysics as it reveals what this little known practice can tell us about sensation, transformation, and redemption in the Black Atlantic., In a riveting first-person account, Todd Ramón Ochoa explores Palo, a Kongo-inspired "society of affliction" that is poorly understood at the margins of Cuban popular religion. Narrated as an encounter with two teachers of Palo, the book unfolds on the outskirts of Havana as it recounts Ochoa's attempts to assimilate Palo praise of the dead. As he comes to terms with a world in which everyday events and materials are composed of the dead, Ochoa discovers in Palo unexpected resources for understanding the relationship between matter and spirit, for rethinking anthropology's rendering of sorcery, and for representing the play of power in Cuban society. The first fully detailed treatment of the world of Palo, Society of the Dead draws upon recent critiques of Western metaphysics as it reveals what this little known practice can tell us about sensation, transformation, and redemption in the Black Atlantic.
LC Classification Number
BL2532.P35O24 2010

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