Living Santer?: Rituals and Experiences in an Afro-Cuban Religion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781588340771)

In 1992 Smithsonian anthropologist Michael Atwood Mason traveled to Cuba for initiation as a priest into the Santer a religion. Since then he has created an active oricha "house" and has initiated five others as priests. He is a rare combination: a scholar-practitioner who is equally fluent in his profession and his religion. Interweaving his roles as researcher and priest, Mason explores Santer a as a contemporary phenomenon and offers an understanding of its complexity through his own experiences and those of its many practitioners. Balancing deftly between a devotee's account of participation and an anthropologist's theoretical analysis, Living Santer a offers an original and insightful understanding of this growing religious tradition.

Author: Michael Atwood Mason
ISBN-10: 1588340775
ISBN-13: 9781588340771
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Language: English
Published: 08/17/2002
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.00w x 0.46d