Spirits, Blood and Drums : The Orisha Religion in Trinidad /

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"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Houk, James T. (James Titus), 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1995.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Houk, James T. > (James Titus), > 1955-
Orisha religion > Trinidad and Tobago.
Blacks > Trinidad and Tobago > Religion.
Trinidad and Tobago > Religion.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (254 pages): ill. ;
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index.
ISBN:9781439903766

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