The cooking of history : how not to study Afro-Cuban religion /
Palmié, Stephan.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. BL2532.S3 or, How not to study "Afro"-"Cuban" "religion" -- On Yoruba origins, for example -- Fernando Ortiz and the cooking of history -- Or "syncretism," for that matter -- The color of the gods: notes on a question better left unasked -- Afronauts of the virtual Atlantic: the giant African snail incident, the war of the Oriatés, and the plague of Orichas -- Coda. Ackee and saltfish versus amalá con quimbombó, or more foods for thought -- Epilogue.
Blacks
Afro-Caribbean cults.