El Monte's New Itineraries: Afrodiasporic Spirituality in the Contemporary Caribbean

El Monte's New Itineraries is the first book fully devoted to the study of Cuban author and ethnographer Lydia Cabrera's El Monte (1954), one of the most influential books in Caribbean cultural history. Highly referenced, if understudied, El Monte is a comprehensive work that intertwines ethnobotany, popular orality, and Afro-Cuban traditions. Its pages have enjoyed a transnational influence, enriching domains such as ethnography, politics, theater, and even science fiction literature in the Caribbean, and the knowledge contained in it lies at the heart of Afrodiasporic spirituality and ethnomedicinal practices across Hispanic Caribbean cultures and beyond.

Author: Alberto Sosa-Cabanas
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 04/14/2026
Series: Critical Caribbean Studies
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.45h x 6.34w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781978846265