Research Catalog

Title

The Sacred Language of the Abakuá [electronic resource]

Author

Cabrera, Lydia.

Publication

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2020.

Details

Additional Authors

• Manfredi, Victor.
• Gómes-Cásseres, P. González.
• Miller, Ivor.
• Project Muse.

Description

1 online resource (1 online resource 463 p.)

Summary

The first English-language translation and extensive notation of a seminal work from the African diaspora.

Uniform Title

• Sacred Language of the Abakuá (Online)
• Book collections on Project MUSE.

Alternative Title

Sacred Language of the Abakuá (Online)

Subject

• Sociedad Abakuá (Cuba)
• Sociedad Abakuá (Cuba) > Language
• Secret societies
• Language and languages
• Black people > Rites and ceremonies
• Black people > Ethnic identity
• Black people > Cuba > Rites and ceremonies
• Black people > Cuba > Ethnic identity
• Secret societies > Cuba
• Cuba

Note

• Description based upon print version of record.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Source of Description (note)

• Description based on print version record.

Contents

Cover -- THE SACRED LANGUAGE OF THE ABAKUÁ -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Sacred Language of the Abakuá -- Appendix 1. Cross River Etymologies -- Appendix 2. Lodge and Cabildo Names -- Notes -- Bibliography -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ABOUT THE EDITORS

OCLC

ssj0002503197

Author

Cabrera, Lydia.

Title

The Sacred Language of the Abakuá [electronic resource]

Imprint

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2020.

Series

Book collections on Project MUSE.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Manfredi, Victor.

Gómes-Cásseres, P. González.

Miller, Ivor.

Project Muse.