Mar 19 / Afro-Cuban: Santeria

 

Unit: Afro-Cuban

Theme: Santeria

 

I

Introduction

 Today's class is about the specific circumstances in which Afro-Cuban religions and traditions survived slavery.


 II

Learning Objectives

 

  • Understand the meaning of slavery in the Afro-Cuban context
  •  Explain the importance of the partidas in the protection of enslaved Cubans
  • Gain an awareness of the structures that solidified the emergence of Afro-Cuban culture
  • Pay attention to the role of women in the preservation of the believe systems that re-emerged
  • Reflect on the work done in class


III

Main Lesson

 1

Read the Article


 1


 Santeria: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Santer%C3%ADa/O7fOEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Crossed+Spiritualism+in+Cuba&printsec=frontcover 

Mary Ann Clark

Read: Cuban Cabildos

(Page 19 -  24 or 26), (Page 20 - Las Siete Partidas)

Clark, Mary Ann (2007). Santeria: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion. Bloomsbury Publishing USA

 

2

https://accedacris.ulpgc.es/bitstream/10553/2308/1/0234500_00001_0007.pdf

Page 76, 2nd column, 3rd paragraph 

La 4ta partida establece la posicion del esclavo 


3

 https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/las-siete-partidas-del-rey-don-alfonso-el-sabio-cotejadas-con-varios-codices-antiguos-por-la-real-academia-de-la-historia-tomo-3-partida-quarta-quinta-sexta-y-septima--0/html/01fb8a30-82b2-11df-acc7-002185ce6064.htm
 
 Partida XXI establece como regular el tema de la esclavitud
 
 
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IV

A Note to Remember


To the Spanisn authorities that were more familiar with catholic church-based religious services, these rituals probably appeared more social than religious. (Page 21)

 

V

Case Studies

 1

 Presentation

Santería Decoded: An Approach to Understanding the Formation of an Afro Cuban Religion

Hugo Garcia


Question 1

Summarize Garcia's main points.

 

(6:00)

Question 2

What is Sandoval saying about trance?

 


Question 3

 Reflect on the video.

 

VI

Activity

Translating Eshu's song from any possible source from creolized Yoruba to English or Spanish.


VII

Journaling

 

VIII

Glossary

 

IX

Sources

Clark, Mary Ann (2007). Santeria: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion. Bloomsbury Publishing USA



 

X

Students' Work

 

 

 

 

 


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