'An All Too Present Absence: Fernando Ortiz's Work on Abaku? in its Sociocultural Context
Focusses on the Abukuá associations, Afro-Cuban male initiatory secret societies, as such originated in Regla, Havana in 1836. Authors describe how Abakuá titleholders gained powerful social and labour positions in the Havana area, and how they were eventually outlawed in 1876. They point out how Ab...
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| Language: | English |
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BRILL
2008-12-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3601 |