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Sacrificial Ceremonies of Santeria : A Complete Guide to the Rituals and Practices, EPUB eBook

Sacrificial Ceremonies of Santeria : A Complete Guide to the Rituals and Practices EPUB

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The first book to explore the history, methods, and thinking behind sacrifice in the growing Santera faith

*; Explains the animal sacrifice ceremony in step-by-step detail

*; Shares the ancient African sacred stories that reveal the well-thought-out metaphysics and spirituality behind the practice of animal sacrifice

*; Chronicles the legal fight all the way to its 1993 U.S. Supreme Court victory to establish legal protection for the Santera faith and its practitioners

Tackling the biggest controversy surrounding his faith, Santera priest cha'ni Lele explains for the first time in print the practice and importance of animal sacrifice as a religious sacrament. Describing the animal sacrifice ceremony in step-by-step detail, including the songs and chants used, he examines the thinking and metaphysics behind the ritual and reveals the deep connections to the odu of the diloggn--the source of all practices in this Afro-Cuban faith.

Tracing the legal battle spearheaded by Oba Ernesto Pichardo, head of the Church of the Lukumi of Babaluaiye, over the right to practice animal sacrifice as a religious sacrament, Lele chronicles the fight all the way to its 1993 U.S. Supreme Court victory, which established legal protection for the Santera faith and its practitioners. Weaving together oral fragments stemming from the ancient Yoruba of West Africa, the author reconstructs their sacred stories, or pataks, that demonstrate the well-thought-out metaphysics and spirituality behind the practice of animal sacrifice in the Yoruba and Santera religion, including explanations about why each animal can be regarded as food for both humans and the orisha as well as how sacrifice is not limited to animals.

Shedding light on the extraordinary global growth of this religion over the past 50 years, Lele's guide to the sacrificial ceremonies of Santera enables initiates to learn proper ceremony protocol as well as gives outsiders a glimpse into this most secretive world of the santeros.

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