TY - JOUR
TI - Debates on Women and Femininity in Cuban Santería: Postcolonial Interpretations
AU - Lisocka-Jaegermann, Bogumiła
TI - Debates on Women and Femininity in Cuban Santería: Postcolonial Interpretations
AB - 
	This text presents current debates concerning gender relations in Cuban santería. After a short presentation of the santería religious system, the concepts of femininity and masculinity among the orichas are discussed. Their meaning, differing from Western ideas on manhood and womanhood, is partly attributed to original Yoruba gender concepts widely discussed in recent anthropological literature. The role of men and women in santeria organisational hierarchy and in ritual is also presented in the light of corresponding discussion on their status. The author suggests that the study of gender concepts within santería aids in the understanding of complex gender relations in Cuban society.
VL - 2019
IS - Volume 52, Issue 3
PY - 2019
SN - 0137-2432
C1 - 2084-4077
SP - 177
EP - 190
DO - 10.4467/20844077SR.19.013.11372
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-religiologica/article/debates-on-women-and-femininity-in-cuban-santeria-postcolonial-interpretations
KW - Cuban santería
KW - gender roles
KW - women
KW - femininity