Publisher's Synopsis
THE SANTERIA EXPERIENCE is an autobiographical account of initiation into a clandestinely practiced religion. Ms González-Wippler rewards her readers with the raw emotional impact of her personal encounters with the religion as both a researcher and an initiate. She is the first writer to present an English-speaking audience the full emotional impact and ritual complexities of Santeria. THE SANTERIA EXPERIENCE fills an important need for a definitive treatise about a religio-magical cult that reputedly has millions of indoctrinated followers in the Caribbean Islands, South America and Latin American sectors of the United States. Migene González-Wippler is a brilliant narrator whose vivid first hand descriptions of exotic rituals will be instructive and fascinating to professional and lay persons alike. Replete with a comprehensive glossary and bibliography, this book should provide a rewarding experience for all that are intrigued by the advantages and pitfalls of this widespread, mind-expanding phenomenon.
