{"product_id":"9781588345486","title":"Living Santería: Rituals and Experiences in an Afro-Cuban Religion","description":"In  1992 Smithsonian anthropologist Michael Atwood Mason traveled to Cuba  for initiation as a priest into the Santería religion. Since then he has  created an active oricha “house” and has initiated five others as  priests. He is a rare combination: a scholar-practitioner who is equally  fluent in his profession and his religion. Interweaving his roles as  researcher and priest, Mason explores Santería as a contemporary  phenomenon and offers an understanding of its complexity through his own  experiences and those of its many practitioners. Balancing deftly  between a devotee's account of participation and an anthropologist's  theoretical analysis, \u003ci\u003eLiving Santería\u003c\/i\u003e offers an original and insightful understanding of this growing religious tradition.","brand":"Smithsonian Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137908490480,"sku":"9781588345486","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781588345486_p0.jpg?v=1763804397","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781588345486","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}