The tragedy of the ñáñigos: Genesis of an unpublished book

Reconstructs Fernando Ortiz' s anthropological study on Afro-Cuban culture since the early 20th c., in particular on the Abakuá male secret societies, also called "ñañigos", with origins in African societies in the Calabar region. Author describes how Ortiz developed from earlier posi...

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Main Author: María Del Rosario Díaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 2008-12-01
Series:NWIG
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Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3607