1st Edition
Making the Gods in New York The Yoruba Religion in the African American Community
By Mary Cuthrell Curry
Copyright 1998
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Over the last 35 years, practice of Santeria and the Yoruba religion in the United States has grown as the result of African American search for identity and large scale Cuban migration. While the ritual and belief systems of Santeria and the Yoruba Religion are essentially the same, the practical religion of both differs. Both center around questions of group identity and the concerns of their practitioners. This book focuses on the changes in the Yoruba Practical Religion of the Converted in the African American community. Through insighful attention to rich ethnographic detail, the author explores the beliefs, practices, and rituals of this religious community.
Preface A Note on Orthography Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Religious System Chapter 3: The Social Structure of the Religion in New York The House of Ocha Chapter 4: The Practical Religion Chapter 5: Discussion and Summary
Biography
Mary Cuthrell Curry