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2. African religions in the Caribbean : Santeria and Voodoo
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Frank,Henry (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Spring/Summer, 1982
- Published:
- New York
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribe
- Journal Title Details:
- 6 (1): 34-36
3. Citizenship, religion and revolution in Cuba
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Watson,Carolyn E. (Author)
- Format:
- Dissertation/Thesis
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Published:
- New Mexico: The University of New Mexico
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
- Notes:
- 301 p., Throughout the 20th century, various Cuban regimes have tried to eliminate the practice of religions of African origin by combining repressive legislation and coercive social practices that stigmatized practitioners as culturally backward, socially deviant, and mentally deficient. Religious practitioners, however, used the state apparatus to continue worshipping their African deities, sometimes challenging government officials' excessive application of the law or devising ways to evade their scrutiny. Through an analysis of archival documents, newspapers, works produced by practitioners, oral history interviews and published ethnographies, this dissertation examines the strategies practitioners of Ocha-Ifá - also known as Santería - employed as they continued practicing the religion of their ancestors and participating in the national projects of the twentieth century. Focusing on the period after the 1959 revolution, this dissertation argues that revolutionary policies that were designed to discourage the practice of religions of African origin actually facilitated its continued practice and development in unintended ways.