Open AccessSalsa and Santeria: to the Problem of Desacralization of a Ritual
Author(s) -
O. A. Platonova
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
observatoriâ kulʹtury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-0047
pISSN - 2072-3156
DOI - 10.25281/2072-3156-2015-0-3-52-58
Subject(s) - yoruba , gospel , literature , art , context (archaeology) , aesthetics , linguistics , history , philosophy , archaeology
Salsa and Santeria: to the Problem of Desacralization of a Ritual (by Olesia Platonova) is dedicated to the dialogue between a popular genre (salsa) and a religion (Santeria) in the context of desacralization of a ritual. Comparing salsa and other genres, like gospel, spiritual, Christian rock, the author notes a profound connection between a song and a personal spiritual experience of the musician, analyses some examples of the genre: subject symbolism, color symbolism, bilingualism of texts (the Spanish and Yoruba languages), music quotations of Santeria’s hymns.