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One of the first intellectuals to examine Santería was the lawyer and ethnographer Fernando Ortiz, who discussed it in his 1906 book Los negros brujos (The Black Witchdoctors). [434] He saw it as a barrier to the social integration of Afro-Cubans into broader Cuban society and recommended its suppression. [ 435 ]
Espiritismo has never had a single leader nor center of practice, and as such its practice varies greatly between individuals and groups. In all cases, Espiritismo has absorbed various practices from other religious and spiritual practices endemic to Latin America and the Caribbean, such as Roman Catholicism , Curanderismo , Afro-Brazilian ...
The practice of curanderismo was prevalent in the 1880s in Northeastern Tennessee. [ 10 ] In the mid- to late 1970s the rise in ethnic minority and immigrant populations grew in tandem with the public presence of curanderos in areas outside of the historical geographic regions of the United States which had large Indigenous populations. [ 11 ]
What sets the "witches" of Latin America apart from their European counterparts is the blend of religiosity and spirituality. Latin American "witches" are rooted in African magic, European spiritualism, and Indigenous practices, making them practice an integrated version of spirituality. [8] [need quotation to verify]
Many Haitians thus practice both Vodou and Roman Catholicism, [36] with Vodouists usually regarding themselves as Roman Catholics. [37] In Haiti, Vodouists have also practiced Protestantism , [ 38 ] Mormonism , [ 39 ] or Freemasonry; [ 40 ] in Cuba they have involved themselves in Santería, [ 41 ] and in the United States with modern Paganism ...
Being initiated is known as kariocha, [1] "making ocha", [2] or "making santo". [3] A charge is usually levied for initiation; [4] this varies depending on the status of the practitioner and the wealth of the client [5] but is typically seen as expensive. [6]
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass vowed to house thousands of people in her first year in office to reverse the city’s homelessness epidemic. She’s gotten thousands off the street, but unhoused ...
Angelorum: El libro de los ángeles; Santería: mis experiencias en la Religión; Peregrinaje: la vida después de la muerte; Santería: the Religion: Faith, Rites, Magic, Llewellyn Publications: 2002 ISBN 9781567183290; Cabala para el mundo moderno; Powers of the Orishas: Santeria and The Worship of Saints