Cofradías Afrohispánicas: Celebración, resistencia furtiva y transformación cultural

En Cofradías Afrohispánicas , Manuel Apodaca Valdez ofrece un estudio histórico y comparativo de corte trasatlántico sobre 48 cofradías de afrodescendientes del periodo colonial y del presente, localizadas en zonas geográficas clave de España, Perú, México y República Dominicana. ***** In Cofradías Afrohispánicas , Manuel Apodaca Valdez offers a historical and comparative trans-Atlantic study about 48 confraternities of African descendants of the colonial period and the present, which emerged in key geographical regions of Spain, Perú, México, and the Dominican Republic. En Cofradías Afrohispánicas: celebración, resistencia furtiva y transformación cultural , Manuel Apodaca Valdez ofrece un estudio de 42 cofradías de afrodescendientes del periodo colonial y seis cofradías contemporáneas aún vivas en cuatro zonas geográficas: España, Perú, México y República Dominicana. Esta investigación histórica y comparativa de corte trasatlántico analiza datos recogidos en archivos históricos e investigación de campo. El estudio muestra evidencias de las condiciones sociales, políticas, culturales y espirituales de las personas de origen africano que se integraron en cofradías durante el periodo colonial. Su legado trazó un camino caracterizado por la hibridación y la transformación, cimentando las bases para las cofradías afrohispánicas del presente, un fenómeno que el autor interpreta como resistencia furtiva y celebración de la identidad cultural. ***** In Cofradías Afrohispánicas [ Afro-Hispanic Confraternities ], Manuel Apodaca Valdez offers an account of forty-two confraternities of African descendants of the colonial period, along with six contemporary confraternities still alive in four geographical regions: Spain, Perú, México, and the Dominican Republic. This historical and comparative trans-Atlantic study analyzes data gathered from archives and field work research. The work shows evidence of the social, political, cultural, and spiritual conditions of the peoples of African descent integrated in confraternities during the colonial time. Their legacy traced a path historically marked by hybridism and transformation laying the foundation for contemporary Afro-confraternities, a phenomenon interpreted by the author as furtive resistance and celebration of cultural identity "In Cofradías Afrohispánicas [Afro-Hispanic Confraternities], Manuel Apodaca Valdez offers an account of forty-two confraternities of African descendants of the colonial period, along with six contemporary confraternities still alive in four geographical regions: Spain, Perú, México, and the Dominican Republic. This historical and comparative trans-Atlantic study analyzes data gathered from archives and field work research. The work shows evidence of the social, political, cultural, and spiritual conditions of the peoples of African descent integrated in confraternities during the colonial time. Their legacy traced a path historically marked by hybridism and transformation laying the foundation for contemporary Afro-confraternities, a phenomenon interpreted by the author as furtive resistance and celebration of cultural identity."-- Provided by publisher