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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (688 Seiten).

ISBN: 978-1-4780-2334-0

Series Statement: Latin America in translation

Content: First published in Cuba in 1954 and appearing here in English for the first time, Lydia Cabrera's El Monte is a foundational and iconic study of Afro-Cuban religious and cultural traditions. Drawing on conversations with elderly Afro-Cuban priests who were one or two generations away from the transatlantic slave trade, Cabrera combines ethnography, history, folklore, literature, and botany to provide a panoramic account of the multifaceted influence of Afro-Atlantic cultures in Cuba. Cabrera details the natural and spiritual landscape of the Cuban monte (forest, wilderness) and discusses hundreds of herbs and the constellations of deities, sacred rights, and knowledge that envelop them. The result is a complex spiritual and medicinal architecture of Afro-Cuban cultures. This new edition of what is often referred to as "the Santería bible" includes a new foreword, introduction, and translator notes. As a seminal work in the study of the African diaspora that has profoundly impacted numerous fields, Cabrera's magnum opus is essential for scholars, activists, and religious devotees of Afro-Cuban traditions alike

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-1-4780-1873-5

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-1-4780-1609-0

Language: English

DOI: 10.1215/9781478023340

DOI: 10.1515/9781478023340

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Author information: Cabrera, Lydia 1899-1991

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Format: 1 online resource (681 pages)

Edition: First edition

ISBN: 1-4780-2334-1

Series Statement: Latin America in Translation Series

Uniform Title: Monte.

Content: "First published in Cuba in 1954 and appearing here in English for the first time, Lydia Cabrera's El Monte is a foundational and iconic study of Afro-Cuban religious and cultural traditions. Drawing on conversations with elderly Afro-Cuban priests who were one or two generations away from the transatlantic slave trade, Cabrera combines ethnography, history, folklore, literature, and botany to provide a panoramic account of the multifaceted influence of Afro-Atlantic cultures in Cuba. Cabrera details the natural and spiritual landscape of the Cuban monte (forest, wilderness) and discusses hundreds of herbs and the constellations of deities, sacred rights, and knowledge that envelop them. The result is a complex spiritual and medicinal architecture of Afro-Cuban cultures. This new edition of what is often referred to as "the Santería bible" includes a new foreword, introduction, and translator notes. As a seminal work in the study of the African diaspora that has profoundly impacted numerous fields, Cabrera's magnum opus is essential for scholars, activists, and religious devotees of Afro-Cuban traditions alike"--

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Foreword The Forest as Moral Document -- , Introduction Loose-Leaf Notes on the Life and Work of Lydia Cabrera -- , Translator's Notes Reading El Monte in the Twenty-First Century -- , Acknowledgments -- , PREFACE -- , Chapter 1 El Monte -- , Chapter 2 Bilongo -- , Chapter 3 Oluwa Ewe: The Owner of El Monte -- , Chapter 4 The Tribute to the Owner of El Monte -- , Chapter 5 How to Prepare a Nganga -- , Chapter 6 The Magical and Medicinal Treasure of Osain and Tata Nfindo -- , Chapter 7 The Ceiba -- , Chapter 8 Ukano Bekonsi -- , Chapter 9 The Royal Palm -- , Chapter 10 Ukano Mambre -- , Botanical Encyclopedia -- , Photographs -- , References -- , Index

Additional Edition: Print version: Cabrera, Lydia El Monte : Duke University Press,c2023 ISBN 9781478018735

Language: English

Keywords: Folklore.

DOI: 10.1515/9781478023340

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (681 pages)

ISBN: 9781478023340 , 9781478023340 , 9781478093084

Series Statement: Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução

Uniform Title: Monte

Content: "First published in Cuba in 1954 and appearing here in English for the first time, Lydia Cabrera's El Monte is a foundational and iconic study of Afro-Cuban religious and cultural traditions. Drawing on conversations with elderly Afro-Cuban priests who were one or two generations away from the transatlantic slave trade, Cabrera combines ethnography, history, folklore, literature, and botany to provide a panoramic account of the multifaceted influence of Afro-Atlantic cultures in Cuba. Cabrera details the natural and spiritual landscape of the Cuban monte (forest, wilderness) and discusses hundreds of herbs and the constellations of deities, sacred rights, and knowledge that envelop them. The result is a complex spiritual and medicinal architecture of Afro-Cuban cultures. This new edition of what is often referred to as "the Santería bible" includes a new foreword, introduction, and translator notes. As a seminal work in the study of the African diaspora that has profoundly impacted numerous fields, Cabrera's magnum opus is essential for scholars, activists, and religious devotees of Afro-Cuban traditions alike"--

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Foreword: The forest as moral document / John F. Szwed and Robert F. Thompson -- Introduction / Isabel Castellanos -- Translator's notes / David Font-Navarrete -- El Monte -- Bilongo -- Oluwa Ewe -- Tribute to the owner of El Monte -- How to prepare a Nganga -- The magical and medicinal treasure of Tata Nfindo -- The Ceiba -- Ukano Bekonsi -- The Royal Palm -- Ukano Mambre -- Botanical encyclopedia (Aba-Zarzaparrilla).

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781478018735

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781478016090

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cabrera, Lydia, 1899 - 1991 El Monte Durham : Duke University Press, 2023 ISBN 9781478018735

Additional Edition: ISBN 9781478016090

Language: English

Keywords: Kuba ; Schwarze ; Kreolen ; Religion ; Volkskultur

DOI: 10.1215/9781478023340

URL: lizenzpflichtig

Author information: Cabrera, Lydia 1899-1991