Misleidis danced slowly in the DVD, head facing downward dressed in all white. Covered in
a long shawl, heavy beaded necklaces (masos de collares) draped her neck and back …

In this article, I chronicle the ways in which Black women's hair has been used not only to
exert political oppression and dominance, but also to resist alienation in the Americas …

Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has
displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and …

Before honey can be offered to the Afro-Cuban deity Ochún, it must be tasted, to prove to her
that it is good. In African-inspired religions throughout the Caribbean, Latin America, and the …

In Spiritual Citizenship N. Fadeke Castor employs the titular concept to illuminate how
Ifá/Orisha practices informed by Yoruba cosmology shape local, national, and transnational …

What roles do queer and transgender people play in the African diasporic religions?
Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation …

Originally published in 2003, The Light Inside is a ground-breaking study of an Afro-Cuban
secret society, its sacred arts, and their role in modern Cuban cultural history. Enslaved …

In Ethnographic Engagements: Encounters with the Familiar and the Strange Delamont and
Atkinson, each with over 40 years of experience as ethnographers, present strategies for …

This paper intends to analyze how Afro-Brazilian religious minorities (like Candomblé and
Umbanda) are responding to the Covid-19 crisis in Brazil both at a religious and political …

Every Saturday, and sometimes on weekday evenings, a group of men in old clothes can be
found in the basement of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg …