Sacrificial Ceremonies of Santeria

Tackling the biggest controversy surrounding his faith, Santería priest Ócha'ni Lele explains for the first time in print the practice and importance of animal sacrifice as a religious sacrament. Describing the animal sacrifice ceremony in step-by-step detail, including the songs and chants used, he examines the thinking and metaphysics behind the ritual and reveals the deep connections to the odu of the diloggún-the source of all practices in this Afro-Cuban faith.

cha'ni Lele has been immersed in the underground culture of orisha worship since 1989. He made Ocha in 2000 and was crowned a priest of Oya. His other books include Diloggn Tales of the Natural World, Teachings of the Santera Gods, The Secrets of Afro-Cuban Divination, Obi: Oracle of Cuban Santera, and The Diloggn: The Orishas, Proverbs, Sacrifices, and Prohibitions of Cuban Santera. He lives in Winter Park, Florida.