Santería
• Superstitious Folly
When I think of Santería I think of the Child's Play movies. It was by Santería magic that the dying crook put his soul into the body of a doll. Not that has anything to do with real Santería. From what these folks say it is -- well, best to let them tell it:
... Natividad Torres of Miami, a Santería priestess who works with Radio Martí on programs aimed at Afro-Cubans on the island, talked briefly about the various ''signs'' of Santería: ''They have a great deal in common with the sacred Hindu Vedas.'' She and Jorge Torres began discussing the connections with ancient Egyptian thought as well. ...