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Santeria Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religion

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Divinity Atlas. "Santeria Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religion." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/santeria-enthroned-art-ritual-and-innovation-in-an-afro-cuban-religion.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Santeria Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religion. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/santeria-enthroned-art-ritual-and-innovation-in-an-afro-cuban-religion

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@misc{divinityatlas-santeria-enthroned-art-ritual-and-innova,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Santeria Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religion},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/santeria-enthroned-art-ritual-and-innovation-in-an-afro-cuban-religion},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

David Brown's study works from direct ethnographic and art-historical research into Santeria as actually practiced in Cuba and its diaspora, documenting ritual, material culture and religious innovation from the tradition's own lived practice rather than from secondhand description. That firsthand grounding, checkable against the specific rites and objects it documents, is the book's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced further scholarly disagreement with Brown's specific claims since 2003. Use it for established scholarly facts about Santeria practice, its orichas and its rites such as itutu and bembe; an academic ethnographic and art-historical study, not the tradition's own devotional voice, so a claim needing that voice directly needs a source produced from within the tradition.

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Reliability Tier

David Brown's study built from direct ethnographic and art-historical research into Santeria as actually practiced in Cuba and its diaspora, documenting ritual, material culture and religious innovation from the tradition's own lived practice rather than secondhand description.

Notes

David Brown's scholarly study of Santeria (Lucumi) as practiced in Cuba and its diaspora, covering its ritual, art and religious innovation. Use for established scholarly facts about Santeria practice, its orichas and its rites such as itutu and bembe; an academic ethnographic and art-historical study, not the tradition's own devotional voice.

Citation

Author

David H. Brown

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Publication Year

2003

Source Type

academic monograph

Claims Backed By This Source (152 claims)

This source backs 152 claims across the atlas. As facts: 102 well-attested. As cited relationships: 19 holds, 1 connected. Plus 30 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Articles, 30 claims: 28 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Rituals, 26 claims: 19 well-attested, 5 holds, 2 general references.
Deities, 18 claims: 8 well-attested, 10 general references.
Sacred Sites, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Subcategories, 11 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
Religions, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 general references.
Religious Organization & Structure, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
Disciplines, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Religious Roles & Titles, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
Practices, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Organizations, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Prayers, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Regions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Secret Societies, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.