Description: ‘With the slave trade, thousands of Yorubas were brought to the New World over the past four centuries. With them they brought the colorful mythology and magical practices of their religion, known in Cuba as Lucumi and in Brazil as Macumba. In Latin America, the Yorubas were deeply influenced by the Catholic faith and particularly by the Catholic saints, which they identified with their gods and goddesses.’ ’When the Yoruba of West Africa were brought to Cuba as Slaves, they preserved their religious heritage by disguising their gods as Catholic saints and worshipping them in secret.' New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 228pp. Includes a card signed by the author. Publishers’ black cloth with red titles to spine, light wear to jacket, text clean an excellent copy.
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Binding: Hardback
Non-Fiction Subject: Occult
Language: English
Author: Migene González-Wippler
Publisher: Prentice Hall
