Making the Gods in New York: The Yoruba Religion in the African American Community

by Mary Cuthrell Curry

Overview

Over the last 35 years, practice of Santeria and the Yoruba religion in the United States has grown as the result of African American search for identity and large scale Cuban migration. While the ritual and belief systems of Santeria and the Yoruba Religion are essentially the same, the practical religion of both differs. Both center around questions of group identity and the concerns of their practitioners. This book focuses on the changes in the Yoruba Practical Religion of the Converted in the African American community. Through insighful attention to rich ethnographic detail, the author explores the beliefs, practices, and rituals of this religious community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815329190
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/1997
Series:	Studies in African American History and Culture
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface A Note on Orthography Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Religious System Chapter 3: The Social Structure of the Religion in New York The House of Ocha Chapter 4: The Practical Religion Chapter 5: Discussion and Summary

Editorial Reviews

Practice of the Yoruba Religion, also known as and , but most commonly called simply , has grown in popularity among African-Americans over the last three and a half decades, concurrent with large-scale Cuban immigration and the African-American search for identity. Drawing on scholarly literature and writings from the Yoruba community, as well as oral history, this study examines the hidden Yoruba community of New York, outlining the conceptual and ritual systems of the religion, its social structure in New York, and the specific concerns of its black practitioners, among them identity and community building. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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