{"product_id":"santera-garments-and-altars-ysamur-flores-pea-9781617030673","title":"Santer僘 Garments and Altars: Speaking Without a Voice","description":"\u003cp\u003eSanter僘, also called Lucumi or Orisha Worship by its practitioners, originated in Nigeria among the Yoruba people. It took shape in Cuba during and after the slave trade and reached North America through Afro-Caribbean immigration. As the fastest growing African-based religion in the United States, Santer僘 has stimulated many publications, but none prior to this book noted the special significance of its art and artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Santer僘 Garments and Altars, for the first time, two distinguished folklorists and practitioners of the faith focus upon the artistry of garments and altars that are intrinsic to the worship. Detailed here is information about their design and creation, the artists who make them, and the importance of aesthetics as text in the religious celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ysamur Flores-Pe, Roberta J. Evanchuk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1617030678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617030673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 7.90w x 0.30d","brand":"Ysamur Flores-Pe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939231793407,"sku":"9781617030673","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_32955ff2-51df-46f8-9514-edb7c1b68566.jpg?v=1681440278","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/santera-garments-and-altars-ysamur-flores-pea-9781617030673","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}