Heterodoxy “by default”?: Afro-Cuban Santeria in Merida, Yucatan
This article reconstructs and analyses the insertion of Afro-Cuban Santeria in the religious landscape of Merida. Despite the historical ties between Yucatan and Cuba, Santeria as a religious practice, contrary to what one might think, is only about twenty years old: on one hand, its presence in Mer...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Península |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/63075 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/peninsula/article/view/63075 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Afro-Cuban Santería Merida Yucatan Cuba multi-adscription santería afrocubana Mérida Yucatán multiadscripción |
| Sumario: | This article reconstructs and analyses the insertion of Afro-Cuban Santeria in the religious landscape of Merida. Despite the historical ties between Yucatan and Cuba, Santeria as a religious practice, contrary to what one might think, is only about twenty years old: on one hand, its presence in Merida is less a direct consequence of Cuban migration to the peninsula and more the result of a larger circulation of people between Mexico, United States and Cuba; and on the other hand, it is an intrinsically malleable practice that thrives in a context where religious forms are characterized by deinstitutionalization, individual management, mobility and multi-adscription. The study of Santeria shows the dislocations between affiliations, practices and beliefs. A phenomenon that is not unique to Mexico or to African-American religions, but rather a growing trend in Latin America. |
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