"Gathers texts exploring the relationship between Santería and aesthetics. Essays by artists, scholars, and religious leaders are dedicated mostly to Cuba, with one essay on Brazil and others on various Caribbean artists. Interest in the subject, currently a frequent theme in specialized art publications, is growing among artists who feel related to Afro-American culture in general. Despite some irregularity in the book's content, probably due to the complexity of themes, this work serves as a good introduction to the topic from a contemporary perspective. Profusely illustrated; contains a useful glossary of terms and generous notations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Author(s): Arturo Lindsay
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 368
City: Washington
Tags: santeria;yoruba;orisha
SANTERÍA AESTHETICS IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ART
CONTENTS
FOREWORD (JOHNNETTA B. COLE)
PREFACE (ARTURO LINDSAY)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A NOTE ON ORTHOGRAPHY
PART ONE: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF YORUBA-CUBAN CULTURE
1. FROM AFRICA TO THE AMERICAS: ART IN YORUBA RELIGION (BABATUNDE LAWAL)
2. FROM ULKUMi TO LUCUMIi A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF RELIGIOUS ACCULTURATION IN CUBA (ISABEL CASTELLANOS)
3. AFRO-CUBAN ORISHA WORSHIP (MIGUEL "WILLIE" RAMOS)
4. TOWARD AN ETHNOAESTHETICS OF SANTERÍA: RITUAL ARTS THE PRACTICE OF ALTAR-MAKING AND GIFT EXCHANGE (DAVID H. BROWN)
PART TWO: SANTERÍA AESTHETICS IN THE VISUAL ARTS
5. REREADING LAM (JULIA P. HERZBERG)
6. JUAN BOZA: TRAVAILS OF AN ARTIST-PRIEST, 1941 —1991 (RICARDO VIERA AND RANDALL MORRIS, EDITED BY RANDALL MORRIS AND JULIE EDWARDS)
7. ASHÉ IN THE ART OF ANA MENDIETA (MARY JANE JACOB)
8. ORISHAS: LIVING GOOS IN CONTEMPORARY CATING ART (ARTURO LINDSAY)
9. ELEGGUA AT THE (POST?)MODERN CROSSROADS: TRE PRESENCE OF AFRICA IN THE VISUAL ART OF CUBA (GERARDO MOSQUERA)
10. OGGUN: PROPOSALS STARTING FROM A VIDEO (GLORIA ROLANDO)
11. SIGNIFYIN’ SAINTS: SIGN, SUBSTANCE, AND SUBVERSION IN ATRO-BRAZILIAN ART (HENRY JOHN DREWAL)
GLOSSARY
CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX
