Gut and Other Knowledges in Religions of the African Diaspora

n this talk, Dr. Elizabeth Pérez discussed practices of embodied knowledge production and transmission in such Afro-Diasporic religions as Cuban Lucumí, Haitian Vodou, and Brazilian Candomblé. In conversation with CSWR Research Associate Dr. Giovanna Parmigiani, she connected the insights from her first book on sacred food preparation with current scholarship on gut feelings, knowing, and beings in Black Atlantic traditions. “Gut & Other Knowledges in Religions of the African Diaspora” is part of the CSWR’s new initiative, “Transcendence and Transformation." This event took place on February 23, 2022. Learn more: https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/transcendence-and-transformation-events-calendar