Article: Santeria: The Beliefs and Rituals of a Growing Religion in America.(Santeria Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religiona)(Book Review)

SANTERIA: THE BELIEFS AND RITUALS OF A GROWING RELIGION IN AMERICA. By Miguel A. De La Torre. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. Pp. xviii + 246. $18.

SANTERIA ENTHRONED: ART, RITUAL, AND INNOVATION IN AN AFRO-CUBAN RELIGION. By David H. Brown. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2003. Pp. xx + 413. $38.

These two books explore a vibrant religious tradition in the United States that remains stigmatized by deep-seated prejudices about the alleged primitivity of African spiritual beliefs, especially as embodied by recent Caribbean immigrants. Both works can lay to rest these willful misunderstandings about Santeria: De La Torte presents an open and honest account ...

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