{"product_id":"living-santera-michael-atwood-mason-9781588340771","title":"Living Santer?: Rituals and Experiences in an Afro-Cuban Religion","description":"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, \u003ci\u003eLiving Santer a\u003c\/i\u003e offers an original and insightful understanding of this growing religious tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Atwood Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1588340775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588340771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smithsonian Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Michael Atwood Mason","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201932652799,"sku":"9781588340771","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61fc7e87-55e8-469f-9a4a-addf67fe0af6.jpg?v=1691492267","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-santera-michael-atwood-mason-9781588340771","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}