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Book Synopsis
Drawing on memoir, creative writing, theoretical analysis, and ethnography in Santo Domingo, Havana, and New Jersey, Carlos Ulises Decena examines transnational black Caribbean immigrant queer life and spirit.

Table of Contents
Gratitudes ix
Part 0. Orígenes (Origins)
Pensar Maricón (Faggotology): An Introduction 1
1. Re-membered Life: A Composition for Egun 23
Part I. Caminos
2. Bridge Crónica: A Triptych, with Elegguá 33
3. Experiencing the Evidence 57
Part II. Dos Puentes, Tránsitos
4. Loving Stones: A Transnational Patakí 81
5. ¡Santo! Repurposed Flesh and the Suspension of the Mirror in Santería Initiation 102
Part III. Trances
6. Indecent Conocimientos: A Suite Rasanblaj in Funny Keys 125
Epístola al Futuro/An Epistle to the Future 155
Notes 159
Bibliography 175
Index

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      Publisher: Duke University Press
      Publication Date: 03/02/2023
      ISBN13: 9781478019442, 978-1478019442
      ISBN10: 1478019441
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on memoir, creative writing, theoretical analysis, and ethnography in Santo Domingo, Havana, and New Jersey, Carlos Ulises Decena examines transnational black Caribbean immigrant queer life and spirit.

      Table of Contents
      Gratitudes ix
      Part 0. Orígenes (Origins)
      Pensar Maricón (Faggotology): An Introduction 1
      1. Re-membered Life: A Composition for Egun 23
      Part I. Caminos
      2. Bridge Crónica: A Triptych, with Elegguá 33
      3. Experiencing the Evidence 57
      Part II. Dos Puentes, Tránsitos
      4. Loving Stones: A Transnational Patakí 81
      5. ¡Santo! Repurposed Flesh and the Suspension of the Mirror in Santería Initiation 102
      Part III. Trances
      6. Indecent Conocimientos: A Suite Rasanblaj in Funny Keys 125
      Epístola al Futuro/An Epistle to the Future 155
      Notes 159
      Bibliography 175
      Index

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