In Wizards and Scientists Stephan Palmie offers a corrective to the existing historiography on the Caribbean. Focusing on developments in Afro-Cuban religious culture, he demonstrates that traditional
Over a lifetime of studying Cuban Santeria and other religions related to Orisha worship—a practice also found among the Yoruba in West Africa—Stephan Palmie has grown progressively uneasy with the as
Over a lifetime of studying Cuban Santeria and other religions related to Orisha worship—a practice also found among the Yoruba in West Africa—Stephan Palmie has grown progressively uneasy with the as
Since the 1950s, anthropologist Sidney W. Mintz has been at the forefront of efforts to integrate the disciplines of anthropology and history. Author of Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Mode
