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"Hidden within the mysterious Afro-Cuban religion of SanterÃa, also known as LucumÃ, there is a deep body of secrets and rituals called Ifá. This book pulls away the veil of secrecy to reveal exactly what Ifá is and how it works, exploring its history, cosmology, Orichas, initiations, mythology, offerings, and sacrifices. Join Frank Baba Eyiogbe in this fascinating introduction that discusses the functions of the babalawo, the role of women, the future of Ifá, and much more."...>>
"This book by Miguel De La Torre offers a fascinating guide to the history, beliefs, rituals, and culture of SanterÃa — a religious tradition that, despite persecution, suppression, and its own secretive nature, has close to a million adherents in the United States alone.
SanterÃa is a religion with Afro-Cuban roots, rising out of the cultural clash between the Yoruba people of West Africa and the Spanish Catholics who brought them to the Americas as slaves. As a faith of the marginalized and persecuted, it gave oppressed men and women strength and the will to survive. With the exile of thousands of Cubans in the wake of Castro's revolution in 1959, SanterÃa came to the...>>
