You have to respect their beliefs.” Santeria, curanderismo and espiritismo are embedded in the Hispanic culture, but their appeal seems to be widening.

Kristine Juncker argues that by creating art for more than one religion these women shatter the popular assumption that Afro-Caribbean religions are exclusive organizations. The portraiture, ...

Santeria is essentially an African way of worship drawn into a symbiotic relationship with Catholicism. The Encyclopedia of Religion, ed. Marcea Eliade Santería is an amorphous, practical, and ...

In a syncretic spiritual tradition like Santeria, these concepts blend together to become one and the same. There was no concept of “saints” for the enslaved Yoruba people who founded the ...

Santeria rituals allow human beings to stay in contact with the Orishas. They include dancing, drumming, speaking and eating with the spirits.

Luis is a young man who works in the stockroom of a tourist café in Havana. An inventory reveals five boxes of missing supplies and, despite his claims of innocence, the police consider him a suspect.

While nearly 70% of Latin America’s 670 million people consider themselves Catholic, in Cuba, Santería is the name of the game. A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one ...

Santería ceremonies are for calling out to the spiritual world, and that spiritual connection is made through music. Felix Contreras explores how some sacred beats made a secular crossover.

Santeria priests warn of economic crisis impacts on health and spending Cuban economic crisis leads to shortages and infrastructure issues Independent priests urge government to abandon outdated ...