Governing spirits
Subtitle: religion, miracles, and spectacles in Cuba and Puerto Rico, 1898-1956
By: Reinaldo L. Román.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, NC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807831410; 9780807858363
Subjects: Cuba -- Religion; Cuba -- Religious life and customs; Puerto Rico -- Religion; Puerto Rico -- Religious life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Governing man-gods in Cuba : Hilario Mustelier and Juan Manso; title: Governing saints in Puerto Rico : Elenita and the Hermanos Cheos; title: Governing witchcraft : journalists and brujos in Republican Cuba; title: Self-governing spirits : la Samaritana and Puerto Rico's espiriteros; title: Managing miracles in Batista's Cuba : la estigmatizada and clavelito; title: Managing miracles in the Commonwealth : the virgin visits Sabana Grande; title: Epilogue: The Chupacabras : discourses and social actions.