Ritual, Discourse, and Community in Cuban Santería - Speaking a Sacred World

Examining the religious lives of Santería practitioners in Santiago de Cuba, this book explores how practitioners of different backgrounds create and maintain religious communities.

About the author

Kristina Wirtz is a linguistic and cultural anthropologist and professor of Spanish at Western Michigan University. She is the author of Performing Afro-Cuba: Image, Voice, Spectacle in the Making of Race and History.

Product details

• Authors: Kristina Wirtz
• Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.02.2025
• EAN: 9780813081038
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-8103-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology