Santería Aesthetics in Contemporary Latin American Art

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 Ulkumí to Lucumí A Historical Overview of Religious Acculturation in Cuba Isabel Castellanos 3. Afro-Cuban Orisha Worship Miguel "Willie" Ramos 4. Towards 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 Gods in Contemporary Latino Art Arturo Lindsay 9. Elegguá at the (Post?)Modern Crossroads The Presence of Africa in the Visual Art of Cuba Gerardo Mosquera 10. Oggún: Proposals Starting from a Video Gloria Rolando 11. Signifyin' Saints Sign, Substance, and Subversion in Afro-Brazilian Art Henry John Drewal Glossary Contributors Index