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Afro-Cuban Religions and the Arts
A Dog Has Four Legs but Takes Only One Path
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Afro-Cuban Religions and the Arts: A Dog Has Four LegsBut Takes Only One Path argues for an understanding of Afro-Cuban religions and Vodou through the arts, be it through music, the visual arts, film, or literature. This book examines the philosophical and spiritual facets of religions like Regla de Ocha, Palo, Abakuá, and Vodou, and how deeply embedded they are in Cuban popular culture. Cuban popular music, from son to salsa, timba to rap, offer reflections on Ocha, Palo, and Abakuá influences. Film and visual arts borrow allegory from Regla de Ocha and Palo beliefs. Myth and the Haitian Revolution is embedded throughout the work of Alejo Carpentier, Aimé Césaire, and Derek Walcott. This volume seeks to dialogue with the works of contemporary artists and Caribbean ancestors such as C.L.R. James, Wilson Harris, and Fernández-Retamar, in order to show the impacts that spiritualism, religious belief, and mythology have had on Afro-Cuban art.
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Table of contents
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Don’t Mess with the Saints: Afro-Cuban Religions and Popular Music, from María Teresa Vera to Hip-Hop
- Chapter 2: “A River That Never Rests”: Omar Sosa
- Chapter 3: Whistling into the Future with the Orishas: Life Is to Whistle
- Chapter 4: Water, Crossroads, and Diaspora: Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
- Chapter 5: Crossroads of History and the Spirits: The Art of José Bedia
- Chapter 6: All That’s Ideology Melts into Flesh: “Juan of the Dead” and Palero Resilience
- Chapter 7: The Haitian Revolution and Vodou: Myth, Muses, and History
- Postscript: A Dialogue with the Dead
- Appendix A: Regla De Ocha or Santeria
- Appendix B: Reglas De Palo
- Appendix C: The Abakuá
- Appendix D: Vodou
- Appendix E: Chart of Comparative Pantheons (Ocha-Palo-Abakuá-Catholic-Greek)
- Appendix F: Vodou Pantheon with Catholic Syncretisms
- Appendix G: Afro-Cuban Religious and Vodou Glossary of Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author