Afro-Cuban Religion, Ethnobotany and Healthcare in the Context of Global Political and Economic Change
'Globalisation', driven by neoliberal-based policies, can be seen to have significant impacts on ethnobotanical practices, particularly through the commercialisation of traditional knowledge and rise in identity-based social movements. Despite its relative political and economic isolation...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Bulletin of Latin American Research. - Blackwell Publishing, 1981. - 27(2008), 3, Seite 333-350 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2008
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Bulletin of Latin American Research |
| Schlagworte: | Afro-cuban religion ethnobotany globalisation identity politics US embargo Biological sciences Health sciences Religion Social sciences Economics |
| Zusammenfassung: | 'Globalisation', driven by neoliberal-based policies, can be seen to have significant impacts on ethnobotanical practices, particularly through the commercialisation of traditional knowledge and rise in identity-based social movements. Despite its relative political and economic isolation in comparison to more 'neoliberalised' areas of Latin America, local-level shifts occurring in post-Soviet Cuba are similar to those occurring elsewhere in the region. Afro-Cuban ritual activities have proliferated, particularly in Havana, leading to an increased dependence on the rich magico-medicinal pharmacopoeias employed in hybridised religions such as santería and palo monte – suggesting that 'globalisation' may have profound, albeit indirect, implications for even the most economically marginalised countries such as Cuba. |
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| ISSN: | 14709856 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/27734040 |