
El Monte
Lydia Cabrera(Author)
EDICIONES UNIVERSAL (Publisher)
Published on 17. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
624 pages
978-0-89729-009-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is the most important and recognized book of the many written by Lydia Cabrera on the history, customs and religious rites of Afro-Cubans.The Cuban black mixed his customs and this syncretism is essential in Cuban culture. In El Monte, the reader will find all the history and contributions of the Cuban black including religious syncretism, the uses of plants to cure diseases, the many ways of talking that are already part of the everyday language of Cubans.
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Edition
Large type / large print edition
Language
Spanish
Edition type
Large type / large print edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
890 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89729-009-8 (9780897290098)
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