A Party for Lazarus
Download or Read eBook A Party for Lazarus PDF written by Todd Ramón Ochoa and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Todd Ramón Ochoa |
Publisher | : University of California Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2020-05-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520315976 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520315979 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Party for Lazarus by : Todd Ramón Ochoa
Book excerpt: A Party for Lazarus is the story of a Cuban family, six generations removed from slavery, struggling to honor their ancestors amid changing fortunes and a crumbling state. It is an intimate portrait of an intergenerational family saga involving the future of an annual feast to celebrate ancestors and orisás—the life-changing spirits at the center of Black Atlantic religious life. Based on twenty years of fieldwork, Todd Ramón Ochoa’s masterful ethnography shows how orisá praise and everyday life have changed in revolutionary Cuba over two decades of economic hardship.