Ritual Use of Plants in Lucum? Tradition 3rd edition

The Ritual Use of Plants in Lucumí Tradition is an in depth look at the importance of plants for the Lucumí community. Explains why certain plants have hierarchical position and power for healing and why they are essential for the completion of Lucumí rituals.Includes translations of over thirty patakíns with the English Spanish Anagó and Latin scientific names and sixteen black and white photos. A CD with color photos of over fifty plants is available at www.oggunbemi.com. The author Maria Oggunbemi is a student of Lucumí tradition Osainista and Oba Oriate. She has extensively researched the language and the ethno-botany of the Lucumí religion as it is practiced in Cuba and the diaspora. Her first book The Anagó Language of Cuba focused on the language used in Lucumí rituals for songs prayers rituals of consecration initiation healing and celebration.