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Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean
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What do mermaids have to do with zombies, monsters and saints? Laura von Holt interviews Persephone Braham about the mermaid mythology of Latin America and the Caribbean. From the evolution of the word sirenas, to mermaid iconography in religious works and art, to the mermaid’s role in colonialism, this in-depth interview covers the vast and multi-faceted role of mermaids in history, religion, literature and art. Learn about the sirenas relationship to Spanish sirens, mistaken manatees, mother-figures, the Virgin Regla, and Afro-Latin water deities, particularly Yemaya and Mami Wata.
Persephone Braham a professor of Latin American literature and culture at the University of Delaware. the author of the book From Amazons to Zombies. Monsters in Latin America and Song of the Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Important Links
- Persephone Braham’s website: https://udel.academia.edu/PersephoneBraham
- Song of the Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean.: https://www.academia.edu/39391238/Song_of_the_Sirenas_Mermaids_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean
- From Amazons to Zombies: Monsters in Latin America: https://amzn.to/2LC1wHp
- Past episodes mentioned: The Little Mermaid, Secrets Behind the Fairytale: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/little-mermaid-secrets-behind-fairytale/ , Mermaids UK: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/mermaids-uk-embrace-empower-educate/
- The Princess of The Sea: The Little Mermaid’s Royal Wedding: http://bit.ly/lovelybooksMP
Get your Mermaid Merch! Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST
The Mermaid Podcast Recommends! Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations.
Keep in Touch!
Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.
Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com.
Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook.
The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!
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Manage episode 247796207 series 1508857
What do mermaids have to do with zombies, monsters and saints? Laura von Holt interviews Persephone Braham about the mermaid mythology of Latin America and the Caribbean. From the evolution of the word sirenas, to mermaid iconography in religious works and art, to the mermaid’s role in colonialism, this in-depth interview covers the vast and multi-faceted role of mermaids in history, religion, literature and art. Learn about the sirenas relationship to Spanish sirens, mistaken manatees, mother-figures, the Virgin Regla, and Afro-Latin water deities, particularly Yemaya and Mami Wata.
Persephone Braham a professor of Latin American literature and culture at the University of Delaware. the author of the book From Amazons to Zombies. Monsters in Latin America and Song of the Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Important Links
- Persephone Braham’s website: https://udel.academia.edu/PersephoneBraham
- Song of the Sirenas: Mermaids in Latin America and the Caribbean.: https://www.academia.edu/39391238/Song_of_the_Sirenas_Mermaids_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean
- From Amazons to Zombies: Monsters in Latin America: https://amzn.to/2LC1wHp
- Past episodes mentioned: The Little Mermaid, Secrets Behind the Fairytale: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/little-mermaid-secrets-behind-fairytale/ , Mermaids UK: http://www.cinderly.com/posts/mermaids-uk-embrace-empower-educate/
- The Princess of The Sea: The Little Mermaid’s Royal Wedding: http://bit.ly/lovelybooksMP
Get your Mermaid Merch! Get 15% off on official Mermaid Podcast merchandise. Use this link to shop: https://teespring.com/stores/the-mermaid-podcast?pr=PODCAST
The Mermaid Podcast Recommends! Support this podcast by shopping our mermaid books and other recommendations.
Keep in Touch!
Sign up for our mailing list to get more behind the scenes bonuses and a heads up when we get new episodes.
Did you like this episode? Got a question or comment? Leave a review or email us at podcast@cinderly.com.
Go to MermaidPodcast.com for more mermaid history and facts. Follow us on Instagram @mermaidpodcast and Facebook.
The Mermaid Podcast is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!
♡ ♡ ♡ MORE PRODUCTS FROM CINDERLY ♡ ♡ ♡
**Easy to Bake Unicorn Cookbook** Now on sale: http://bit.ly/Easy2BakeUnicorn
DON’T QUIT YOUR DAY DREAM! Do you have a dream in your heart that you’d like to make real?Join us for “Don’t Quit Your DayDream!” - a new video course to revitalize your creativity and business! Check it out at fairybossmother.com.
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