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by Maria Oggunbemi (Author)
The Ritual Use of Plants in Lucum? Tradition is an in depth look at the importance of plants for the Lucum? community. Explains why certain plants have hierarchical position and power for healing and why they are essential for the completion of Lucum? rituals.Includes translations of over thirty patak?ns, with the English, Spanish, Anag? and Latin scientific names and sixteen black and white photos. A CD with color photos of over fifty plants is available at www.oggunbemi.com. The author, Maria Oggunbemi is a student of Lucum? tradition, Osainista and Oba Oriate. She has extensively researched the language and the ethno-botany of the Lucum? religion as it is practiced in Cuba and the diaspora. Her first book, The Anag? Language of Cuba focused on the language used in Lucum? rituals for songs, prayers, rituals of consecration, initiation healing and celebration.
