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Imported by slaves, the Bakongo religion developed in Cuba where it became known as palo monte, and evolved while conserving the memory of its origins. This memory appears in songs and prayers, and also in the written documents which circulate among the community of believers. Through a process of double articulation, Kongo spirits have been identified with Yoruba orishas and with Catholic saints. The author shows that although the Catholic influence is obviously anterior to the deportation of the Bakongos to Cuba, one can also identify an influence of Haitian Voodoo which developed on the island itself. To the combination of Kongo, Yoruba, and Catholic elements are therefore added elements from another African-American religion, itself an heterogeneous creation from Haiti. The article highlights the complexity of the process of construction of a religion which blends traditional and external elements from various origins.

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References

Bibliographical reference

Erwan Dianteill, « Kongo à Cuba. Transformations d’une religion africaine », Archives de sciences sociales des religions, 117 | 2002, 59-80.

Electronic reference

Erwan Dianteill, « Kongo à Cuba. Transformations d’une religion africaine », Archives de sciences sociales des religions [Online], 117 | janvier - mars 2002, Online since 18 November 2005, connection on 16 April 2024. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/assr/2480 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/assr.2480

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About the author

Erwan Dianteill

Centre d’Études Interdisciplinaires des Faits Religieux, E.H.E.S.S.

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