Society of the dead : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba /

Society of the dead : Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ochoa, Todd Ramón, 1969-
Imprint:	Berkeley : University of California, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 313 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Palo. Afro-Caribbean cults -- Cuba. Afro-Caribbean cults. Palo. Religion. Cuba -- Religious life and customs. Cuba -- Religion -- 20th century. Cuba.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12397773

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Varying Form of Title:	Quita Manaquita and Palo praise in Cuba
ISBN:	9780520947924 0520947924 1282771795 9781282771796 9780520256835 0520256832 9780520256842 0520256840
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (287-291) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	In this first-person account, Todd Ramón Ochoa explores Palo, a poorly-understood Kongo-inspired 'society of afflication' at the margins of Cuban popular religion. Narrated as an encounter with two teachers of Palo, the book unfolds on the outskirts of Havana.
Other form:	Print version: Ochoa, Todd Ramón, 1969- Society of the dead. Berkeley : University of California, ©2010 9780520256835
Standard no.:	9786612771798

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