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Spirits, blood, and drums : the Orisha religion in Trinidad /
"Valuable, well-presented study examines background, rites and ceremonies, and social organization of Orisha religion, 'arguably the most purely African cultural practice left on the island.' However, worshipers combine, in varying degrees, elements from five traditions - African, Cat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
1995.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Valuable, well-presented study examines background, rites and ceremonies, and social organization of Orisha religion, 'arguably the most purely African cultural practice left on the island.' However, worshipers combine, in varying degrees, elements from five traditions - African, Catholic, Hindu, Protestant, and Kabbalah - to form an 'Afro-American religious complex.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 238 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-231) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439903766 143990376X 9781566393492 1566393493 9781566393508 1566393507 |