Electric Santería: Racial and Sexual Assemblages of Transnational Religion

by Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús

Book Overview

Santer a is an African-inspired, Cuban diaspora religion long stigmatized as witchcraft and often dismissed as superstition, yet its spirit- and possession-based practices are rapidly winning adherents across the world. Aisha M. Beliso-De Jes s introduces the term "copresence" to capture the current transnational experience of Santer a, in which racialized and gendered spirits, deities, priests, and religious travelers remake local, national, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231173172
• ISBN13: 9780231173179
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher