Holbraad, M;
(2004)
Religious 'speculation': the rise of Ifa cults and consumption in post-Soviet Cuba.
Journal of Latin American Studies
, 36
(4)
643 - 663.
10.1017/S0022216X04008119.
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Abstract
With an ethnographic focus on the prestigious cult of Ifá, this article seeks to account for the recent effervescence of Afro-Cuban cult worship in urban Cuba. It is argued that, since worship involves a marked emphasis on ritual consumption, the cult's rise can be related to wider transformations that have taken place in the field of everyday consumption in Havana during the economic crisis that has followed the collapse of the Soviet bloc. In particular, Ifá has provided an arena for what habaneros call ‘especulación’, a style of conspicuous consumption that has become prevalent among so-called ‘marginal’ groups in recent years.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Religious 'speculation': the rise of Ifa cults and consumption in post-Soviet Cuba |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0022216X04008119 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X04008119 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2004 Cambridge University Press |
| Keywords: | Cuba, divination, consumption, Socialism, ritual |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Anthropology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/35792 |
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