New book on Creole sorcery from Scarlet Imprint
By Psyche | March 8, 2011 | Print This Post | E-mail This Post | Leave a Comment
Palo Mayombe: The Garden of Blood and Bones, by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold is the latest title from Scarlet Imprint.
From the publisher’s description:
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold traces the roots of Palo Mayombe back to Kongolese sorcery, the warrior and leopard societies, and the impact of the Portugese Mission. The original African faith is carried in chains across the abysmal waters of Kalunga and it flowers in Cuba as a New World Creole religion and cult. Yet Palo Mayombe can only be truly understood in the light of a highly developed African cosmology. Continue reading »
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