Archives of Conjure: Stories of the Dead in Afrolatinx Cultures (Gender, Theory, and Religion)

Archives of Conjure: Stories of the Dead in Afrolatinx Cultures (Gender, Theory, and Religion)Winner of the 2021 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for the Best Book in Africana Religions. In Afrolatinx religious practices such as Cuban Espiritismo, Puerto Rican Santera, and Brazilian Candombl, the dead tell stories. Communicating with and through mediums' bodies, they give advice, make requests, and propose future rituals, creating a living archive that is coproduced by the dead. In this book, Solimar Otero explores how Afrolatinx spirits guide

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