African history

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Write ONE FULL PAGE ESSAY answering the following questions with citations of the author of the article selected. You will get half of the points IF THERE ARE NO CITATIONS of the author and page cited. You can use APA or MLA citation systems for this essay.

Which author and article (Religion) you selected from the textbook for your essay?

• How did the author(s) describe the beliefs and practices of the religion you selected?
• According to author(s), what aspects of the beliefs and practices of this religion are African beliefs?
• According to the author(s), what aspects of the beliefs and practices of this religion are not African beliefs?
• According to the author(s), where in Africa (country and ethnic groups) this religion originated or is/was practiced?
• According to the author(s), in which country/state in the NEW WORLD (North America, South America, and Caribbean) this religion exist and practice?
• Why the study and understanding of the beliefs and practices of these religions are important in the study of African Diaspora?

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William R. Bascom in the article The Focus of Cuban Santeria emphasizes on the origin and growing of the Cuban Santeria. He organizes the main points in paragraph format to ensure that his argument is clearly stated.  To start with, he first introduces the origin of Santeria and how it found its ways in North America, and in particular Cuba. According to the Bascom, the beliefs and practices of the Santeria religion it is a combination of African beliefs and traditions as well as Roman Catholic elements (Bascom, 296). From the article, it is clear to distinguish those elements of the Santeria that are African and those that are not.

The aspects of the beliefs and practices of Santeria that are African beliefs ritual sacrifice, possession, and veneration of ancestors. Ritual sacrifice happens to be the central belief of the…