119 research outputs found
Pratiques religieuses (afro-)cubaines
No full textDu triomphe de la Révolution castriste (1959) jusqu’au début de la « Période spéciale en temps de paix » (état de crise nationale consécutif à l’effondrement de l’URSS), les recherches empiriques sur Cuba ont surtout été conduites par des chercheurs de l’île. Les réorientations idéologiques et socio-économiques de la Période spéciale ont toutefois changé la donne en permettant à des recherches étrangères de terrain de se développer, en particulier sur la question des religions dites « afro-cubaines ». Manifestations socioreligieuses protéiformes, celles-ci se sont en effet érigées en un objet d’étude privilégié tant parce qu’elles jouent un rôle primordial dans l’organisation, au quotidien, de l’expérience et des représentations du monde de leurs nombreux adeptes, que parce qu’elles jouissent d’une visibilité singulière dans la Cuba contemporaine. Rassemblant des articles fondés sur des ethnographies récentes et approfondies, ce numéro témoigne de la diversité et du dynamisme de cet univers religieux ainsi que des recherches qu’il suscite actuellement. Il vise notamment à contribuer à une meilleure appréhension anthropologique des logiques rituelles et sociales qui sous-tendent les pratiques envisagées et, ce faisant, insiste sur les processus complexes de construction et de négociation des identités personnelles et collectives qui s’y développent, en marge ou au cœur des enjeux les plus forts qui traversent la société cubaine d’aujourd’hui. Contributeurs : Ana Stela de Almeida Cunha, Diana Espirito Santo, Emma Gobin, Katerina Kerestetzi, Alain Konen, Géraldine Morel Between the Revolution of 1959 and the beginning of the ‘Special Period in Peacetime’—the period of national crisis that followed the demise of the USSR—empirical studies in and on Cuba were predominantly conducted by Cuban researchers. The ideological and socioeconomic reorientations adopted during the Special Period significantly changed this situation, allowing foreign researchers to undertake fieldwork on the island, particularly on the subject of so-called “Afro-Cuban” religions. Indeed, these protean socio-religious phenomena have recently emerged as a major research topic, as they play a key-role in the organisation of the everyday life and worldviews of their many followers and have singular visibility in contemporary Cuba. Based on recent, detailed ethnographies, this collection of articles illustrates the diversity of this religious world and the dynamism of the studies it is currently inspiring. In particular, the collection aims to contribute to a better anthropological understanding of the ritual and social logic underpinning (Afro‑)Cuban religious practices. In doing so, it highlights how they generate complex processes of personal and collective identity construction and negotiation, which develop both in the fringe and at the heart of the major issues Cuban society faces today. Contributors: Ana Stela de Almeida Cunha, Diana Espirito Santo, Emma Gobin, Katerina Kerestetzi, Alain Konen, Géraldine More
Multiculturalisme et marginalisation à Los Angeles. De Watts (1965) à South Central (1992)
No full textMulticulturalism and marginalization in Los Angeles. From Watts (1965) to South Central (1992), Cynthia Ghorra-Godin.
From the 1992 South Central events, the author looks on the major upheavals that have marked Los Angeles in the last two decades: the shifts in population composition since the spectacular arrival of the Hispanics, the socio-economic and inter-ethnic tensions stemming from de-industralization, the limits of political regulation. The sudden riots of 1992, just as the permanent tensions underlying urban life, reflect mainly the failure of a town planning which focused on spatial expansion and individual housing to the detriment of the development of a genuinely public space able to blend the various communities.Ghorra-Gobin Cynthia. Multiculturalisme et marginalisation à Los Angeles. De Watts (1965) à South Central (1992). In: Vingtième Siècle, revue d'histoire, n°40, octobre-décembre 1993. pp. 23-32
Des cultes afro-cubains à la permaculture : une approche par l'anthropologie du rite
No full textConférencière invitée au Séminaire transversal de formation à la recherche (2022-2023) Emma Gobin, anthropologue à l'Université Paris 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis (LAVUE - ALTER) Vendredi 18 novembre 2022 14h-17h Université Lumière Lyon 2, Campus Porte des Alpes, Salle F010 Cliché d'Emma Gobin Cette intervention revient sur la construction de mes différents objets de recherche - cultes afro-cubains, spiritualités New Age et, plus récemment, formes d'écologie alternatives engageant une rec..
New Age and Afro-Cuban Religion: Notes on Cultural Creation, between Indigenization and Exogenization
No full textIn Cuba, New Age and Neo-Pagan healing and spiritual practices (reiki, so-called groups of meditation and « energy », neo-shamanism, wicca, etc.) are today appropriated in connection with endogenous practices. Considering that Afro-Cuban religions are historical instances of religious syncretism, one might be tempted to see there no more than a contemporary extension of their internal workings. However, contrasted ethnographical cases reveal that such a perspective occults the diversity and complexity of the processes at stake. While New Age elements do crystallize in a syncretic integration within Afro-Cuban rituals, the dynamics at work also result in the parallel production of apparent local, (Afro-)Cuban, forms of the New Age that not only enacts forms of cultural “indigenization” but also displays a puzzling, concomitant “exogenization” (or self-exoticization) of local referents.</jats:p
Écouter le silence ? À propos de Retour des corps, parcours des âmes. Exhumations et deuils collectifs dans le monde hispanophone
No full textRassemblant sept contributions d’anthropologues travaillant sur l’Espagne, le Pérou, le Guatemala et la Colombie, Retour des corps, parcours des âmes est un ouvrage dont le lecteur ne peut ressortir indemne. Impactant, obsédant, il submerge son lecteur dans le monde des conflits armés et de leurs « réparations », un monde jonché de cadavres et de restes humains mutilés, peuplé d’âmes en peine appartenant tant aux morts qu’aux vivants. Important par les données historiques et ethnographiques q..
L’intégration d’étrangers dans la santería et le culte d’Ifá à La Havane
No full textSince the 1990s, Cuban santería and Ifá (also called ‘complex of ocha-Ifá’) have been undergoing a significant expansion. A growing number of American and European foreigners visit the island for initiatory or ritual purposes. Based on a detailed ethnography stemming from a field study conducted during the 2000s (mostly in Havana), this paper offers an extensive overview of this phenomenon, focusing on its effects on the ritual and discursive practices of Cuban santeros and babalaos (santería and Ifá priests). After considering the internal logic involved in the construction of a priest’s career, it examines how the integration of foreigners influences the interactional construction of religious statuses and the development of specific relationships to oneself and to others in connection with local ‘empowerment’ rationales. Two levels of analysis are distinguished: that of the ‘common’ initiates and that of erudite and/or politicized ‘elite’ groups. Both highlight not only the rivalries at play in the Afro-Cuban religious field, but also the intense critical and reflexive attitude that santeros and babalaos maintain towards their own practice, as well as some of the innovative logic inherent to this world but intensified by this new situation. In particular, the paper argues that the bonds Cuban priests establish with foreigners—through ritual kinship or through increasingly numerous ceremonial collaborations with initiates from abroad—constitute an additional component in the micro-conflicts that ordinarily pervade religious practice and can, on a larger scale, have an influence on the power relations that create oppositions between different ‘elite’ groups (some of them deeply committed to projects of ritual ‘reform’). While adopting a predominantly micro-political interpretation, the paper also considers the ritual implications of these dynamics
Opening Plenary
No full textWelcome from Conference Organizers Scott Redman, Executive Chair Cecilia Gobin, Program Co-Chair Julie Watson, Program Co-Chair Fran Wilshusen, Program Co-Chair Christianne Wilhelmson, Program Co-Chair Ginny Broadhurst, Salish Sea Institute Coast Salish Welcome Cecilia Gobin, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Coast Salish Perspectives on the Last 150 years Patti Gobin, Tulalip Tribes Patti Gobin has over 25 years of Community Development experience with the Tulalip Tribes. Presently, she is with the Natural Resource Treaty Rights office working with state, local and federal agencies regarding those issues that impact the life ways of the Tulalip Tribes. In addition to her years of experience, Ms. Gobin is a member of the Tulalip Tribes and is well versed in the culture and history of her people. Her personal goal is to invest in the future of the Coast Salish community, helping to affect a sustainable future for the next generations to come. The State of the Salish Sea Dr Isobel Pearsall and Dr Kathryn Sobocinski will give an overview about the current state of the Salish Sea. Both have led recent Salish Sea ecosystem-wide analyses – the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project and the State of the Salish Sea report, respectively. Isobel and Kathryn will each provide presentations followed by discussion with the session moderators Scott Redman, Science Program Director at the Puget Sound Partnership and Christianne Wilhelmson, Executive Director of Georgia Strait Alliance. Dr. Isobel Pearsall is the Director of the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Marine Science Program. She co-ordinated the Canadian component of the international Salish Sea Marine Survival Project, a $24M program set to address declines in Chinook, Coho and Steelhead in the Salish Sea (2014-2019) and is continuing to work on this massive transboundary effort. Isobel holds a first class degree in Pure and Applied biology from Oxford University, a M.Sc. in Ecology from the Department of Biology at Dalhousie University, and a PhD. in Ecology from the Department of Plant Science, UBC. She was a post-doctoral fellow in ecosystem management at the Pacific Biological Station, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Nanaimo. Since 1995, she has worked as a scientist on numerous programs for government, non-profit organizations, and private industry. She is an adjunct professor at UBC. Dr. Kathryn L. Sobocinski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and the Marine and Coastal Science program at Western Washington University. She is the lead author of State of the Salish Sea published May 2021. Kathryn is an applied marine ecologist focusing on fishes, fish habitats, and impacts of human disturbance and climate change in coastal ecosystems. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from Connecticut College, MS in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from the University of Washington, and PhD in Marine Science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science/College of William & Mary. Kathryn completed post-doctoral work at Oregon State University and NOAA-NWFSC prior to joining the WWU faculty. She resides in Bellingham, WA
« Innovation », circulation, fragmentation
No full textAnalysing a conflict caused by a ritual innovation in Havana now dividing practitioners of Ifá religion, this article argues that the expansion of Cuban religions of Yoruba origins as well as of the African religions which they originated from, is now a key concept in our understanding of ritual practices and discurses at the meso level. Indeed, the strategies of legitimization and delegitimization in stake in that conflict can only be understood if we consider their resonnance in a global context. Moreover, these conflicts are the result of a complex relationship between practitioners and “tradition” also caused by the establishment of religious networks between Cubans and foreigners. Within the last years, these changes have had a tremendous impact on the Afro-Cuban religious field especially in its constant tendency of fragmention
curso intensivo internacional meso 2017 en cuba
No full textObjetos (i)legítimos de la antropología- Una mirada desde la cuenca mesoamericana ICAN, La Habana, Cuba, 10-14 de abril de 2017 Equipo organizador : Niurka Nuñez González (ICIC Juan Marinello) Kali Argyriadis (IRD-URMIS) Maud Laëthier (IRD, URMIS) Yuleisy Fajardo (ICAN) Emma Gobin (Université Paris 8) Programa completo CII2017-MESO en CUBA-Programa Resúmenes CII2017Resumene
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