The Religion is an informative and insightful examination of an Africa religion's survival in the New World. Blending informed study as an anthropologist and personal experience as a Santerian initiate, author Migene Gonzalez-Wippler uncovers Santeria's spellbinding the pantheon of gods (orishas), the priests (santeros), the divining shells (diloggun) used to consult the gods, and the herbal potions prepared as medicinal cures for magic (ewe). The Religion also explores the controversial ceremonies - including animal sacrifice - that are often misunderstood outside the Santerian community.