Title: Regla | Afro-Cuban Heritage Caught Between Emancipatory Practices and Colonial Memory

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Author: Nicola Lo Calzo

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Synopsis:

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In Cuba, the word regla has multiple meanings. Above all, it is the name of the port city, Regla, located on the periphery of Havana and one of the most important religious centres of the country.  Regla also refers to the three major Afro-Cuban religions: the Regla de Ocha or Regla de Ifá, better known as Santería, the Regla de Palo, and the Regla Abakuá.  Lastly, in Spanish, regla means rule, precept or law, and, by metonymy in Cuba, the Cuban regime. Cubas has two faces. The first is seen by the general public. It is the face of the Cuban revolution. The face of myth and of the motherland. Learn more

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Publisher: Kehrer

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Texts by: Ivor Miller, Papà Humbertico, Nicola Lo Calzo
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Cloth Hard Cover
English / Spanish
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19 cm x 24 cm
144 Pages 81 color and 3 b/w illustrations
Paper 170g  semi-matt Luxo
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October 2017

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