Brazil- agricultural plantations and mining ore
-split up slaves with same origin and language
-why the african religion didnt inculturate here
-religion was inculturated with catholicism
-jesus
-bread and wine
-orishas
-7 colors of rainbow refracted from the same light source
creator
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Lao
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humans
-possession, ppl become mounted when in a trance and dancing
-take chickens soul and give it to the loa so it can have energy back
-Cuba: Rumba
-Dominican- Merengue
-Santeria: Bata
-Puerto Rico: Bomba
-set in real time and space
-fantastical elements
-author doesnt explain why elements are there
-latin american genre
-pans labrinyth
Guillermo do toro
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jesus
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humans
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sacraments/saints
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humans
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orishas
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humans
-fluid boundary btween orisha and humans, two way street
-the way of the saints
-orishas as intermediate being
-most christianized african religion
-patakis- stories about religion, no book like bible
-santeria introduced by slaves
-where santeria was formed
-slaves shared language and ethnicity
-during fiestas slaves would be asked to join in celebration f catholic saints, were able to partake in both aspects of religion
-when leader was overthrown, they had no other religion to conform toso were free to practice african religion
-nature as an intermediate
-external-mountains, rivers, oceans, orishas are assigned to certain aspects of nature
-internal-energy within humans, certain ppl have orishas assigned to them like astrology signs
-nature is influenced and effects natural world (2 way street)
2) reciprocity
-give and take of energy
-orishas need humans like humans need orishas
-priests and priestesses are expected to feed orishas
-certain exemplary christians were deemed as saints
-christ live lives
-martyrs- choosing death over letting go of faith when christianity was illegal in rome
-I am the vine, the disciples are the branches
-interconnectedness isnt severed in death, dead are included
-saints pray for and with us
-santero-male priest
-babalozha- father of orisha
-santera- mother of orisha (lyalocha)
2) "bad luck"- life turns upside down
3) consultation- figuring out responsibilities
-divination- IFA, discern what god has in store for you by doing rituals
-reading tea leaves, throwing shells
-determining which orisha is assigned to you
4)initiation
-if accepted, priest gives spiritual protection
-given bracelets called elekes
5) apprenticeship- learning the ways of a priest, learning patakis, learn diviniation, learn healing with herbs
-learn magical spells (ebbos)
6) formal ordination
-asiento- ascend to level of orishas
-orisha energy goes to head
7) use repsonsibilities
-home of priest becomes temple due to cuba being colonialized the religion was forced into the home
-can but herbs for healing and animals for sacrifice
-home alter
-has to have certain rocks (otanes) that contain specific energy
-can be used for ceremonies (fiestas/tambors), held on feast day of saint, or when priest feels it should be held
-sacrifice and offering animals
-dancing and drumming
-orisha mounts
-tamboras