| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 431 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-414) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I: African connections : historical roots of Afro-Caribbean religions. Yoruba, Fon-Ewe, Ashanti, and Kongo cultural history -- African cultus and functionaries -- Part II: Vodou : Haitian religion. Vodou and the Haitians' struggle -- Serving the lwa -- Part III: Santeria and Palo Monte : Cuban religion of the Orisha and drums. Caribbean Santeria -- Energy of the Ashe community and cultus -- Palo Monte Mayombe -- Part IV: Creole religions of the Southern Caribbean. Dancing to Orixas' axe in Candomble -- Umbanda and its antecedents -- Orisha powers: Creole religion in Trinidad and Tobago -- Part V: Jamaica's Creole religions : culture of resistance and rhythms. Obeah : magical art of resistance -- Myal and Kumina in Jamaica's past -- Poco, Zion and Convince -- The Rastafari chant. |
| Summary |
This volume traces the social, historical, and political contexts of those religions of the Caribbean that harken back to African roots. It examines the cultural traditions and transformations of every African-derived religion of the Caribbean, along with its cosmology, beliefs, cultic structures, and ritual practices. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Note |
All rights reserved. |
| Subject |
Afro-Caribbean cults.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| Added Title |
ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
143990040X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9781439900413 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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1439900418 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781439900406 hardcover |
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9781439900413 paperback |
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9781439901755 ebook |
| Standard No. |
heb40064 hdl |
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