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Wirtz, Kristina.

Ritual, discourse, and community in Cuban Santería speaking a sacred world / [electronic resource] : Kristina Wirtz. - Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, c2007. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 252 p.) : ill., maps. - Contemporary Cuba . - Contemporary Cuba. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index.

Introduction : telling moments -- "All the priests in the house" : defining Santería -- Competing histories and dueling moralities -- From skepticism to faith : narratives of religious experience -- Skepticism in faith : evaluating religious experiences in rituals -- Respecting the religion, advancing in the religion -- Building a moral community out of critique and controversy -- Conclusion : the promise.

ISBN: 9780813037035 (electronic bk.) 0813037034 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Santeria--Cuba--Santiago de Cuba--Case studies.
Communities--Religious aspects--Case studies.
Santeria--Case studies.
Santería.
Religiöses Leben.
RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Santiago de Cuba (Cuba)--Religious life and customs--Case studies.
Santiago (Kuba)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL2532.S3 / W57 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 299.6/7409729165