Crossing the water and keeping the faith : Haitian religion in Miami /

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Beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s, significant numbers of Haitian immigrants began to arrive and settle in Miami. Overcoming some of the most foreboding obstacles ever to face immigrants in America, they have diversified socioeconomically. Together, they have made South Florida home to the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rey, Terry
Other Authors: Stepick, Alex
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
©2013
Series:North American religions.
Subjects:
Catholic Church.
Haitians > Florida > Miami > Religion.
Haitian Americans > Florida > Miami > Religion.
Vodou > Florida > Miami.
Haïtiens > Floride > Miami > Religion.
Américains d'origine haïtienne > Floride > Miami > Religion.
Vaudou > Floride > Miami.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
RELIGION > Essays.
RELIGION > Reference.
Religion.
Vodou.
Miami (Fla.) > Religion.
Florida > Miami.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Haitian Religion in Miami
  • The Haitian Catholic Church in Miami : When the Saints Go Sailing In
  • Immigrant Faith and Class Distinctions : Haitian Catholics beyond Little Haiti
  • Feting Haiti's Patron Saint in Little Haiti : The Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
  • Vodou in the Magic City : Serving the Spirits across the Sea
  • Storefront and Transnational Protestantism in Little Haiti : Harvesting the Gospel in the Haitian Church of the Open Door
  • Conclusion : Beasts, Gods, and Transnational Transubstantiation.

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