Explores the mutual interaction between magic in Cuban popular culture and the social construction of the power of the Cuban socialist state. Book News Describes how socialist ideology is intertwined with Afro-Cuban religious beliefs and practices. Chronicle of Higher Education Analyzes the Cuban capacity for combining apparently incompatible beliefs such as socialism and various Afro-Cuban religious practices not only by legitimizing their practice but also by creating a historical narrative wherein the faithful many of whom are black and poor, two segments of the...
Explores the mutual interaction between magic in Cuban popular culture and the social construction of the power of the Cuban socialist state. B...