LIVING SANTERIA: RITUALS & EXPERIENCES ~ 2003 SC ~ VOUDON VOODOO MAGICK WICCAN

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MICHAEL ATWOOD MASON.
LIVING SANTERIA: RITUALS AND EXPERIENCES OF AN AFRO-CUBAN RELIGION.
Washington DC: Smithsonian Books.
FIRST EDITION, 2nd printing.
2003 [2002].
ix (9) + 165 pages with Index. Large octavo (9 by 6 inch) softcover.
Lightest rubbing, light curl to front cover, o/w
FINE CONDITION.
The author is "a rare combination: a scholar-practitioner who is equally fluent in his profession and his religion." He "examines several of the most significant ritual performances to illustrate the practitioners' intense personal relationships with the gods, or
orichas,
and how both humans and
orichas
act and are acted upon..."
Though by no means the same as the more famous Voodoo, Santeria is also based on an African religion and also contains elements of Catholicism. The biggest difference, perhaps, is that Santeria is a kinder, gentler type of spirituality, whereas Voodoo has more the characteristic of 'taking heaven by storm'.
CONTENTS:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. • NOTE ON LANGUAGE AND ORTHOGRAPHY.
INTRODUCTION: LIVING SANTERIA.
1.) "THE BLOOD THAT RUNS THROUGH THE VEINS": DEFINING IDENTITY AND EXPERIENCE IN DILOGUN DIVINATION. • 2.) "I BOW MY HEAD TO THE GROUND": CREATING BODILY EXPERIENCE THROUGH INITIATION. • 3.) "MY PANTS ARE BLOODY" NEGOTIATING IDENTITY IN AMERICAN SANTERIA. • 4.) LIVING WITH THE ORICHAS: RITUAL AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEITIES. • 5.) IMAGINING POWER: THE AESTHETICS OF ACHE IN SANTERIA. • 6.) SANTERIA AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF SUBJECTIVITY.
GLOSSARY. • NOTES. • REFERENCES. • INDEX.
[ceremonial ceremonial sex magic magick golden dawn o.t.o. oto occult occultism esoterica metaphysics metaphysical religion religious neo-pagan paganism wicca wiccan witchcraft secret societies freemasonry masonic masonry medieval mediaeval renaissance philosophy cabala kabbalah qabbalah alchemy alchemical angelology demonology satanism church of satan anton lavey illuminati new world order nwo gerald gardner voodoo hoodoo voudon haiti hatian new orleans santeria]
AN UNCOMMON COMBINATION OF SCHOLARLY RIGOR AND A DEEP DEVOTION TO THE SUBJECT.