Santeria: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion

My new book, Santeria: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion, has just been published by Preager/Greenwood. Amazon has it in stock as does the publisher. This was written to be a good starting point for folks who want an easy-to-read introduction to the religion of the Orisha. It is scholarly yet accessible without the academic jargon that peppers many of the most recent additions to the literature about this tradition--including my own Where Men are Wives and Mothers Rule. As I understand it the primary market for this book will be public libraries. You can help that along by suggesting that your local public library buy it.

Also out, from Preager/Greenwood, is Eugene V. Gallagher and W. Michael Ashcraft's five volume Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America. This is a great reference--and the piece on Santeria in vol 5 is my attempt to provide the best 20-page introduction to the religion. The other chapters I've read have been excellent so I strongly encourage anyone interested in religion in American to check it out--and encourage your library to buy a set for their reference collection.