Tag Archives: New World
Black Gods of the Cosmopolis!
This is the third in a series of posts on Africana religions and the comics. Some remarkable images made their way around the astral digital space this week. Aficionados of black religion will immediately recognize these extraordinary renderings of the popular divinities … Continue reading
Posted in Africana Religions, Religious Studies
Tagged Africana religions, comics, New World, orisha, religion, Yoruba
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The Buddha in the Botanica
Many years ago I came upon an interesting presence while visiting El Cobre, a village in southeastern Cuba. Translated simply as “Copper,” El Cobre is well known for its 19th century mining concerns, but even more famously, it is the site … Continue reading
Posted in Africana Religions, Healing, Hoodoo, Magic, Religious Studies, Uncategorized
Tagged Africana religions, Botanicas, Buddha, Chinese, Conjure, Hoodoo, magic, multiculturalism, New World
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