Martha Swearingen
Biographic Data
| ID | 710864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha Swearingen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha |
| FAMILY NAME | Swearingen |
| SIGNATURE | SWEARINGEN M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Hierography to Ethnography and Back: Lydia Cabrera's Texts and the Written Tradition in Afro-Cuban Religions
Two common assumptions about Lydia Cabrera's ethnographic work are that it is exclusively the result of fieldwork and that Afro-Cuban religions are based on oral tradition. Evidence is provided in this paper to show that 1) Cabrera also made use of early religious texts as a primary source, and 2) that her work has served as an influence on the texts used in modern Afro-Cuban religious practices, such as the anonymous book Manual del Santero (199…
From Hierography to Ethnography and Back: Lydia Cabrera's Texts and the Written Tradition in Afro-Cuban Religions
Two common assumptions about Lydia Cabrera's ethnographic work are that it is exclusively the result of fieldwork and that Afro-Cuban religions are based on oral tradition. Evidence is provided in this paper to show that 1) Cabrera also made use of early religious texts as a primary source, and 2) that her work has served as an influence on the texts used in modern Afro-Cuban religious practices, such as the anonymous book Manual del Santero (199…
From Hierography to Ethnography and Back: Lydia Cabrera's Texts and the Written Tradition in Afro-Cuban Religions
Two common assumptions about Lydia Cabrera's ethnographic work are that it is exclusively the result of fieldwork and that Afro-Cuban religions are based on oral tradition. Evidence is provided in this paper to show that 1) Cabrera also made use of early religious texts as a primary source, and 2) that her work has served as an influence on the texts used in modern Afro-Cuban religious practices, such as the anonymous book Manual del Santero (199…
Anthropology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Cuban History and Society (1 works) · Ethnography (1 works) · History (1 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (1 works) · Literature (1 works) · Sociology (1 works) · Spanish Literature and Culture Studies (1 works) · Vernacular (1 works)