{"product_id":"sacrificial-ceremonies-of-santera-a-complete-guide-to-the-rituals-and-practices-9781594774553","title":"Sacrificial Ceremonies of Santería: A Complete Guide to the Rituals and Practices","description":"The first book to explore the history, methods, and thinking behind sacrifice in the growing Santer a faith \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explains the animal sacrifice ceremony in step-by-step detail \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Shares the ancient African sacred stories that reveal the well-thought-out metaphysics and spirituality behind the practice of animal sacrifice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Chronicles the legal fight all the way to its 1993 U.S. Supreme Court victory to establish legal protection for the Santer a faith and its practitioners \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTackling the biggest controversy surrounding his faith, Santer a priest  cha'ni Lele explains for the first time in print the practice and importance of animal sacrifice as a religious sacrament. Describing the animal sacrifice ceremony in step-by-step detail, including the songs and chants used, he examines the thinking and metaphysics behind the ritual and reveals the deep connections to the odu of the dilogg n--the source of all practices in this Afro-Cuban faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing the legal battle spearheaded by Oba Ernesto Pichardo, head of the Church of the Lukumi of Babaluaiye, over the right to practice animal sacrifice as a religious sacrament, Lele chronicles the fight all the way to its 1993 U.S. Supreme Court victory, which established legal protection for the Santer a faith and its practitioners. Weaving together oral fragments stemming from the ancient Yoruba of West Africa, the author reconstructs their sacred stories, or patak s, that demonstrate the well-thought-out metaphysics and spirituality behind the practice of animal sacrifice in the Yoruba and Santer a religion, including explanations about why each animal can be regarded as food for both humans and the orisha as well as how sacrifice is not limited to animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShedding light on the extraordinary global growth of this religion over the past 50 years, Lele's guide to the sacrificial ceremonies of Santer a enables initiates to learn proper ceremony protocol as well as gives outsiders a glimpse into this most secretive world of the santeros.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Destiny Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594774553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"\u0026#211;cha'ni Lele","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37889682571445,"sku":"9781594774553","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_10c624ce-9b37-4da6-8146-d70d7fb4c89c.jpg?v=1607646382","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sacrificial-ceremonies-of-santera-a-complete-guide-to-the-rituals-and-practices-9781594774553","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}