Creole religions of the Caribbean : an introduction from Vodou and Santería to Obeah and Espiritismo /

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"Creolization--the coming together of diverse beliefs and practices to form new beliefs and practices--is one of the most significant phenomena in Caribbean religious history. Brought together in the crucible of the sugar plantation, Caribbean peoples drew on the variants of Christianity brough...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fernández Olmos, Margarite
Other Authors: Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Religion, race, and ethnicity.
Subjects:
Afro-Caribbean cults.
Cultes afro-antillais.
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
Afro-Caribbean cults
Santeria.
Voodoo.
Kreoler > religion > Västindien.
Västindien.
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Table of Contents:
  • Historical background
  • The Orisha tradition in Cuba : Santería/Regla de Ocha
  • The Afro-Cuban religious traditions of Regla de Palo and the Abakuá Secret Society
  • Haitian Vodou
  • Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois
  • Rastafarianism
  • Espiritismo : Creole spiritism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

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