Cuban Santeria

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Summary: entertaining, informative, fun to read
Review: Baba Canizares is a well known and highly respect Babalorisha of New York. He has written about a dozen books, each aimed for the beginner in Santeria, Orisha and Voodoo religion. Cuban Santeria is another of his good books; there are no secrets revealed here, or ceremonies or none of that. What the book has is a mixture of autobiography, and tales as told to him buy his godparents. The book is a good read, and lets those who are curious, come into a world of mystery, beauty and wisdom. All of Baba Canizares books are entertaining, informative, and a pleasure to read. Check out his other books or Orishas ISBN: 0942272692 as well as his respecteful selling book The Life and Works of Marie Laveau. Which Amazon.com should sell. "Hint Hint"

Rating:
Summary: entertaining, informative, fun to read
Review: Baba Canizares is a well known and highly respect Babalorisha of New York. He has written about a dozen books, each aimed for the beginner in Santeria, Orisha and Voodoo religion. Cuban Santeria is another of his good books; there are no secrets revealed here, or ceremonies or none of that. What the book has is a mixture of autobiography, and tales as told to him buy his godparents. The book is a good read, and lets those who are curious, come into a world of mystery, beauty and wisdom. All of Baba Canizares books are entertaining, informative, and a pleasure to read. Check out his other books or Orishas ISBN: 0942272692 as well as his respecteful selling book The Life and Works of Marie Laveau. Which Amazon.com should sell. "Hint Hint"

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Summary: Una buena lecutra
Review: El libro presenta de forma amena e interesante la santería. Su presentación profundiza sin llegar a abundar en los detalles. Para un primer libro sobre el tema es excepcional.

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Summary: The best introduction to Santeria
Review: Santeria is not an easy theme to tackle--I've written about it myself--It is a much-misunderstood religion, filled with magic and controversy. Raul Canizares, a practitioner and scholar simultaneously, translates the faith of his soul to the world at large with remarkable elegance. The book is thoroughly readable, extremely informative without being pedantic, and unique in some aspects, such as when the author writes about white-on-black racism in supposedly color-blind Communist Cuba. For the knowledgeable, the book is like a tease: it leaves you wanting for more. But for a first book on the subject, there is no better.

Rating:
Summary: The best introduction to Santeria
Review: Santeria is not an easy theme to tackle--I've written about it myself--It is a much-misunderstood religion, filled with magic and controversy. Raul Canizares, a practitioner and scholar simultaneously, translates the faith of his soul to the world at large with remarkable elegance. The book is thoroughly readable, extremely informative without being pedantic, and unique in some aspects, such as when the author writes about white-on-black racism in supposedly color-blind Communist Cuba. For the knowledgeable, the book is like a tease: it leaves you wanting for more. But for a first book on the subject, there is no better.

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Summary: best primer on santeria
Review: While a seasoned Santero will not learn anything from this primer, a person who wants to get his/her feet wet will find this a delicious volume. A seasoned Santero, however, will appreciate the fluidity of language and the beauty of the stories Baba Canizares expounds on. A master of the English language as well as a master Santero, Canizares' book has withstood the test of time (look at his consistently high rating on AMAZON.COM sales, where it is usually the top-rated orisha book). I hear Inner Traditions is planning a greatly expanded 10th anniversary special edition, as well as a Spanish Language edition--I can't wait to get both. CUBAN SANTERIA: WALKING WITH THE NIGHT is a little masterpiece, and the best book from Canizares's pen so far.