Cuban Santeria: Walking with the Night
A revealing window into the secret and seductive world of Santeria.\ • A Santeria priest discloses information never before revealed to outsiders.\ • Removes the veil of occultism from Santeria to show it as a highly spiritual, thriving religion.\ Initiated into the Santeria priesthood at the age of seven, Raul Canizares unveils in Cuban Santeria the secret and seductive world of this rapidly growing, yet largely misunderstood, Afro-Cuban religion. With the knowledge of an insider and the...
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Initiated into Santeria at the age of seven, Raul Canizares unveils the secret world of this rapidly growing Afro-Cuban religion. With the knowledge of an insider and the insight of a scholar, Canizares examines the practice of Santeria, revealing its hidden dimensions and unique mix of African, Cuban, and Catholic traditions. NAPRA Trade Journal Canizares pierces through Santeria's outer shell to discuss its gods and initiations, rituals, history and legacy. . . . The narrative comes alive with anecdotes from the author's own involvement.
Preface Acknowledgments Foreword by William J. Heim Introduction Chapter 1 Mantilla Chapter 2 Legacy Chapter 3 Evolution and Survival of Santeria Chapter 4 Hierarchy Chapter 5 Syncretism or Dissimulation Chapter 6 Santeria's Orishas Chapter 7 Oro: Divine Music Chapter 8 Santeria and Espiritismo Chapter 9 Ebbo: Sacrifice Chapter 10 The Secret of the Werewolf Chapter 11 Ewe Orisha: The Use of Herbs and Plants in Santeria Chapter 12 Charada China Chapter 13 The Dark Side of Santeria Chapter 14 Santeria: World Religion? Appendix I Blacks in Cuba: An Overview Appendix II Ifa Glossary Bibliography Index
\ From the Publisher"Raul Canizares paints a colorful picture of Santeria's oral traditions and musical connections, and raises the curtain of mystery on a vivid and vital faith."\ "A fascinating journey of a little known religious order that puts forward the perception that Santeria is a thoughtful and deliberate response of a thinking people to a hostile social environment."\ "Raul Canizares has written an insightful overview of this religion."\ "Canizares pierces through Santeria's outer shell to discuss its gods and initiations, rituals, history and legacy. . . . The narrative comes alive with anecdotes from the author's own involvement."\ “Raul Canizares offers a truly unique perspective in this book - that of not only an active member of the religion of Santeria, but of a high-ranking member of that religion. . . . This book should be in the library of every religious educator, I know it will have a prominent place on my own library shelves.”\ \ \ \ \ \ NAPRA Trade Journal"Canizares pierces through Santeria's outer shell to discuss its gods and initiations, rituals, history and legacy. . . . The narrative comes alive with anecdotes from the author's own involvement."\ \ \ William J. Heim"The finest study in English to date of a faith on the brink of becoming a world religion."\ \ \ \ \ The Beat"The author of this newest Santeria text is both a scholar of the faith and a devotee. Is there a tougher balance to maintain when writing about any religion? The fact is, Canizares executes the balancing act with considerable precision and charm, making this perhaps the finest introduction to the increasingly popular religion since Joseph Murphy's Santeria: an African Religion in America (Beacon, 1988)."\ \ \ \ \ Islands"Raul Canizares paints a colorful picture of Santeria's oral traditions and musical connections, and raises the curtain of mystery on a vivid and vital faith."\ \ \ \ \ What's on the Planet"A fascinating journey of a little known religious order that puts forward the perception that Santeria is a thoughtful and deliberate response of a thinking people to a hostile social environment."\ \ \ \ \ Spirituality & Health"Raul Canizares has written an insightful overview of this religion."\ \ \ \ \ Mike Gleason“Raul Canizares offers a truly unique perspective in this book - that of not only an active member of the religion of Santeria, but of a high-ranking member of that religion. . . . This book should be in the library of every religious educator, I know it will have a prominent place on my own library shelves.”\ \ \ \ \ NAPRA Trade JournalCanizares pierces through Santeria's outer shell to discuss its gods and initiations, rituals, history and legacy. . . . The narrative comes alive with anecdotes from the author's own involvement.\ \
