The Light Inside: Abakua Society Arts and Cuban Cultural History by Brown

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“Good, tight cover, clean pages some marked”
Pages
286
Publication Date
2003-07-24
ISBN
9781588341235
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Smithsonian Books
ISBN-10
1588341232
ISBN-13
9781588341235
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2276073

Product Key Features

Book Title
Light inside : Abakua Society Altars and Cuban Cultural History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Freemasonry & Secret Societies, Christian Rituals & Practice / General, History / Prehistoric & Primitive, Black Studies (Global), Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Religion, Social Science
Author
David H. Brown
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight
26.7 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
7.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-030433
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
366
Synopsis
The Abaku Society is a system of men's fraternal lodges developed by African slaves and, later, creoles in urban Cuba. Drawing on years of fieldwork in the country, Brown builds his novel approach around examinations of dazzling Abaku altars, chalk-drawn signs, and full-body masquerades worn in ceremonies. His art history goes far beyond tracing changes in styles to show how they evolve through cycles of tradition and renovation.
LC Classification Number
HS1355.S64C84 2003

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