Trickster Spirits and miracles in Cuba’s Afrogenic religious traditions
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2021-1-99-119
Abstract
The article is devoted to the phenomenon of a miracle in Cuba. The author traces the historical and cultural features of the development of Cuba and develops an idea of the transculturation of the miracle. He analyzes how Afro-genic traditions such as Santeria, Palo Monte and others were enriched with European-Christian and Indian elements, adapting them to their cosmologies and magical practices. Special attention is paid to the role of the trickster spirits, especially Eshu, as well as witchcraft with the help of dangerous, demonic forces. The article is based on the field material collected by the author in Cuba in 2013 and 2019 through informal interviews and participant observation.
Supporting agencies: Published in accordance with the research plan of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAS.
About the Author
N. A. Maniсhkin
N.N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nestor A. Manichkin, Cand. of Sci. (History)
bld. 32A, Leninsky Av., Moscow, 119991
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Maniсhkin N.A. Trickster Spirits and miracles in Cuba’s Afrogenic religious traditions. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2021;(1):99-119. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2021-1-99-119
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