Voice of the leopard : African secret societies and Cuba / Ivor L. Miller.

Author/creator Miller, Ivor
Format Book
Publication InfoJackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2009.
Descriptionxx, 364 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCaribbean studies series
Caribbean studies series (Jackson, Miss.) ^A793469
Contents Arrival -- The fortified city -- Planting Abakuá in Cuba, 1830s to 1860s -- From Creole to Carabalí -- Dispersal : Abakuá exiled to Florida and Spanish Africa -- Disintegration of the Spanish empire -- Havana is the key : Abakuá in Cuban music -- Conclusions -- Epilogue: Cubans in Calabar : Ékpè has one voice.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 301-337) and index.
LCCN 2008033971
ISBN9781934110836 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1934110833 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HS1355.S64 C845 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold