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

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An updated introduction to the religions developed in the Caribbean regionCreole Religions of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive introduction to the overlapping religions that have developed as a result of the creolization process. Caribbean peoples drew on the variants of Christianity brought by...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Fernández Olmos, Margarite (Author), Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth (Author)
Other Authors: Murphy, Joseph M. (author of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Religion, race, and ethnicity.
Subjects:
Afro-Caribbean cults.
RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword to the second edition (2011)
  • Preface to the first edition (2003)
  • Preface to the second edition (2011)
  • Preface to the third edition (2021)
  • Introduction
  • 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 : forging a Creole religion in Haiti
  • Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois
  • Rastafari
  • Espiritismo : Creole spiritism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

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