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Develando La Cuba Profunda: Tradición Mágico-Religiosa En El Teatro Cubano Contemporáneo, Jeniffer Fernández Hernández
Develando La Cuba Profunda: Tradición Mágico-Religiosa En El Teatro Cubano Contemporáneo, Jeniffer Fernández Hernández
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Contemporary Cuban theater has proved to be a fertile platform for the representation, promotion, and dissemination of traditional popular culture, especially that vein derived from the African heritage. From the ritual legacy of Afro-Cuban religious beliefs—santería, palo monte, sociedad secreta abakuá, voodoo, espiritismo cruzado—and the rich mythology on which they are inspired, a cultural production has emerged that uniquely affects Cuban performing arts. It is in this respect that, after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, several theater groups and creators throughout the Island have imbued, as an aesthetic motto, dramatic writing and staging with such magico-religious practices. …
An Ethnography: Discovering The Hidden Identity Of The Banilejos, Yehonatan Elazar-Demota
An Ethnography: Discovering The Hidden Identity Of The Banilejos, Yehonatan Elazar-Demota
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
During June of 2015, an anthropological and sociological study was conducted in the Dominican city of Bani. On the surface, the banilejo people appear to be devout Catholics. However, having had access to their personal lives, it was evident that their peculiar family traditions and folklore hinted at their liminal identities. This study involved interviewing 23 female subjects with questions found in the Spanish and Portuguese inquisitorial manuals. In addition, their mitochondrial DNA sequences were analyzed and demonstrated a high percentage of consanguinity and inbreeding within Bani's population. The genetic analysis of their mitochondrial DNA yielded genetic links with Jewish …