Book
A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States
(2015)
Abstract
In the Afro-Cuban Lukumi religious tradition - more commonly known in the United States as Santería - entrants into the priesthood undergo an extraordinary fifty-three-week initiation period. During this time, these novices - called iyawo - endure a host of restrictions, including most notably wearing exclusively white clothing. In A Year in White, sociologist C. Lynn Carr, who underwent this initiation herself, opens a window on this remarkable year-long religious transformation.
Keywords
- Santeria,
- United States,
- Priests Training of,
- Priesthood Santeria
Disciplines
Publication Date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN
9780813571201
Citation Information
C. Lynn Carr. A Year in White: Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santería in the United States. New Brunswick(2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/clynn-carr/2/