Santeria

For centuries Santeria has been part of life in the Americas. From the island nation of Cuba where it first emerged it has been disseminated throughout Latin America and has a significant presence in the United States of America. It has adherents in nations across the Atlantic – even in those nations that were once driving forces in the colonialist project of subduing the Americas.What you'll learn in this book will challenge the popular depiction of Santeria that so many of us are accustomed to. You'll discover that Santeria is a communally-based no hierarchical grassroots religion and that one of its most pressing aims is to make its followers better people.You'll learn:How Santeria is rooted in the 4000-year-old Yoruba Faith of West AfricaWhy Santeria is regarded as syncretic and why that's not necessarily soHow early Santeros in Cuba used the Church's liturgical calendar to worship in the old waysHow the cabildo system helped Santeria flourish in CubaThe basic beliefs of SanteriaThat Santeria is a monotheistic FaithMajor concepts in the FaithThe names of the orishas and the manifestations of God they representWhat trance possession means to the worshipping community and how it's usedWhat divination is and how it works as well as the types of divination used in SanteriaThe truth about animal sacrifice in SanteriaBecause of Santeria's origins in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade it has been maligned as brutal evil savage and unholy. But in this book you'll read the truth about this New World religion. You'll come to understand Santeria as not only a story of cultural and spiritual survival but as a challenge to colonialism and its demands.. To learn about Santeria and its Origins just scroll up and click add to cart