Dolls and Healing in a Santería House

Anna Wexler

Chapter Chapter 6 in Healing Cultures, 2001, pp 89-113 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Steve Quintana was born in Havana, Cuba, where he was trained and worked as a graphic designer. He came to New York City in 1957 and continued to practice his profession. Since 1960 Quintana has been devoted to Santería and was ordained as a priest of Obatalá in 1982. He opened the House of Obatalá in 1988 in Dorchester and is well known as a ritual leader, diviner/healer, and spokesperson for his religion in the Boston area.

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-07647-2_6

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