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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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The Cuban Santeria is noted to have originated in West Africa, Nigeria (Bascom, 296). Yoruba people from Nigeria who moved to Cuba during slave trade are known to practice the Santeria religion. William R. Bascom also notes that the Santeria religion is practiced predominantly in Cuba- a country in South America. The study of religion, in particular, the Santeria religion provides insights on meaning, the different controversy between African beliefs and Roman Catholic beliefs, and history of Cuban Negros. These aspects are essential in the study of African Diaspora that helps in determine its composition, their belief as well as practices.
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