Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Editors' Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; COLOR PLATES; Part I; 1: Contours and Concepts; 2: African Cosmic Orientation: Core Commonalties; 3: What Sacred Spaces Do; Part II; 4: Palo Monte/Palo Mayombe; 5: Vodú; 6: Espiritismo; Part III; 7: "Land of the Dead" Beginnings: Muertéra Bembé de Sao; 8: Findings and Conclusions; Notes; Glossary of Select Terms; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
Summary
Dodson examines the history of traditional religious practices in the Oriente region of contemporary Cuba
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-204) and index