Yemoja: Gender, Sexuality, and Creativity in the Latina
By Unknown Author.
Description
This is the first collection of essays to analyze intersectional religious and cultural practices surrounding the deity Yemoja. In Afro-Atlantic traditions, Yemoja is associated with motherhood, women, the arts, and the family. This book reveals how Yemoja traditions are negotiating gender, sexuality, and cultural identities in bold ways that emphasize the shifting beliefs and cultural practices of contemporary times. Contributors come from a wide range of fields--religious studies, art history, literature, and anthropology--and focus on the central concern of how different religious commun...
ISBN(s)
143844799X, 9781438447995
