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"Hidden within the mysterious Afro-Cuban religion of SanterĂa, also known as LucumĂ, there is a deep body of secrets and rituals called IfĂĄ. This book pulls away the veil of secrecy to reveal exactly what IfĂĄ 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 IfĂĄ, and much more."...>>
"This book by Miguel De La Torre offers a fascinating guide to the history, beliefs, rituals, and culture of SanterĂa â a religious tradition that, despite persecution, suppression, and its own secretive nature, has close to a million adherents in the United States alone.
SanterĂa 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, SanterĂa came to the...>>
