Afro-Cuban Religions and the Arts - A Dog Has Four Legs But Takes Only One Path

This book examines the philosophical and spiritual facets of religions like Regla de Ocha, Palo, Abakuáaacute;, and Vodou, and how deeply embedded they are in Cuban popular culture and art, be it music, the visual arts, film, or literature.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Dogs of Myth, the Dogs of History
Chapter 1: Don't Mess With the Saints: Afro-Cuban Religions and Popular Music, from María Teresa Vera to Hip Hop
Chapter 2: "A River That Never Rests": Omar Sosa
Chapter 3: Whistling into the Future with the Orishas: "Life is to Whistle"
Chapter 4: Water, Crossroads and Diaspora: Magda Campos-Pons
Chapter 5: Crossroads of History and the Spirits: José Bedia
Chapter 6: All That's Ideology Melts into Flesh: "Juan of the Dead" and Palero Resilience
Chapter 7: The Haitian Revolution and Vodou: Myth, Muses and History
Postscript: A Dialogue with the Dead
Appendix A: Regla de Ocha (Santeria)
Appendix B: Reglas de Palo
Appendix C: The Abakuá
Appendix D: Vodou
Appendix E: Chart of Comparative Pantheons (Ocha-Palo-Abakuá-Catholic--Greek)
Appendix F: Vodou Pantheon with Catholic Syncretisms
Appendix G: Afro-Cuban Religious and Vodou Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

Alan West-Durán is professor in the Department of Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies (CSGS) at Northeastern University.

Product details

• Authors: Alan West-Duran, Alan West-Durán
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.12.2024
• EAN: 9781793639820
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-982-0
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Lexington Studies on Cuba; Bloomsbury Studies on Cuba
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Latin America, ART / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / General, History of art / art & design styles, Caribbean islands, History of Art, History of the Americas, Latin America - Mexico, Central America, South America