In this richly, detailed, scholarly book, David Brown traces the development of the symbols, rituals, and institutions of religious practice in Cuba from the 19th- century to the present. With 16 color plates and 114 black-and-white photographs. He shows how Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has thrived -- and changed -- in post-Colonial Cuba, using case studies from both the United States and Cuba. Beware, the author isn't shy about theory or metaphor.  (CBA85, $38.00)