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Caribbean Religious History : an Introduction.

The colonial history of the Caribbean created a context in which many religions, from indigenous to African-based to Christian, intermingled with one another, creating a rich diversity of religious life. Caribbean Religious History offers the first comprehensive religious history of the region. Enni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edmonds, Ennis B.
Otros Autores: Gonzalez, Michelle A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The colonial history of the Caribbean created a context in which many religions, from indigenous to African-based to Christian, intermingled with one another, creating a rich diversity of religious life. Caribbean Religious History offers the first comprehensive religious history of the region. Ennis B. Edmonds and Michelle A. Gonzalez begin their exploration with the religious traditions of the Amerindians who flourished prior to contact with European colonizers, then detail the transplantation of Catholic and Protestant Christianity and their centuries of struggles to become integral to the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (280 pages)
ISBN:9780814722848
0814722849