TY  - GEN
T1  - Afro-Cuban religious arts : popular expressions of cultural inheritance in Espiritismo and Santería
A1  - Juncker, Kristine
LA  - English
PP  - Gainesville
PB  - University Press of Florida
YR  - 2014
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocn892799283
AB  - "From a plantation in Havana Province in the 1880s to a religious center in Spanish Harlem in the 1960s, this book profiles four generations of women from one Afro-Cuban religious family. The women were connected by their prominent roles as leaders in the religions they practiced and the dramatic ritual artwork they created. Each was a medium in Espiritismo--communicating with dead ancestors for guidance or insight--and also a santera, or priest of Santería, who could engage the oricha pantheon. Kristine Juncker argues that by creating art for more than one religion these women shatter the popular assumption that Afro-Caribbean religions are exclusive organizations. The portraiture, sculptures, and photographs in Afro-Cuban Religious Arts offer rare and remarkable glimpses into the rituals and iconography of Espiritismo and Santería. Santería altars are closely guarded, limited to initiates, and typically destroyed upon the death of the santera while Espiritismo artifacts are rarely considered valuable enough to pass on. The unique and protean cultural legacy detailed here reveals how ritual art became popular imagery, sparked a wider dialogue about culture inheritance, attracted new practitioners, and enabled Afro-Cuban religious expression to explode internationally."--Publisher's website.
OP  - 174
CN  - NK1693.C9 J85 2014
SN  - 9780813050454
SN  - 0813050456
SN  - 9780813055022
SN  - 0813055024
SN  - 1322181969
SN  - 9781322181967
SN  - 9780813049700
SN  - 0813049709
KW  - Folk art, Black : Cuba.
KW  - Art, Cuban : Religious aspects.
KW  - Art, Cuban : African influences.
KW  - Spiritualism in art.
KW  - Santeria in art.
KW  - Espiritismo.
KW  - Art populaire noir : Cuba.
KW  - Art cubain : Aspect religieux.
KW  - Art cubain : Influence africaine.
KW  - Spiritisme dans l'art.
KW  - ART : Techniques : Printmaking.
KW  - CRAFTS & HOBBIES : Printmaking.
KW  - DESIGN : Graphic Arts : General.
KW  - ART : Caribbean & Latin American.
KW  - Santeria in art
KW  - Spiritualism in art
KW  - History
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -