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Western Hemisphere Project

Religious Experience in Contemporary Latin America
Jeff Ravel
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None

While Latin America inherited a Catholic religious legacy from its colonial past, the region today is home to a number of faiths and spiritual practices. In a series of films to be shown during three consecutive weeks of IAP, we will learn about Christianity, Judaism, and religious practices such as Umbanda and Candomble that synthesize African and indigenous faiths with Christianity.
Contact: Jeff Ravel, E51-285, x3-4451, ravel@mit.edu
Cosponsor: History

Christianity: Persistence and Challenge
Jeff Ravel
At the Crossroads: Faith in Cuba. This documentary explores religious and political
belief in Cuba four decades after the 1959 Revolution. (52 minutes)
Televangelism in Brazil. This program examines the TV ratings war between the Pentecostals and the Catholics. (41 minutes)
Tue Jan 4, 07-10:00pm, 56-169

Judaism : Hidden Faith and Resurgence
Jeff Ravel
Eight Candles. Of Mexico’s 90 million people, only 40,000 are Jewish. In the
vibrant community in Veracruz, the majority of the families are converts. (70 minutes)

Havana Nagila: Jews in Cuba. An investigation of the Jewish experience in Cuba, this documentary offers a unique window on Cuba as an evolving nation and culture. (60 minutes)
Tue Jan 11, 07-10:00pm, 56-169

Syncretistic Religions in Brazil
Jeff Ravel
Hail Umbanda. Umbanda, the Brazilian animistic religion , is a syncretism of Christianity, with African and indigenous religions. (46 minutes)
Odō Yį! Life With AIDS. This is the affirming story of how Candomble, a Brazilian religion of African origin, has become a source of strength and power for a group of AIDS sufferers. (58 minutes)
Tue Jan 18, 07-10:00pm, 56-169


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