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Author Johnson, Paul C. (Paul Christopher), 1964-

Title Diaspora conversions [electronic resource] : Black Carib religion and the recovery of Africa / Paul Christopher Johnson.

Imprint Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007.

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 Axe ACLS Humanities E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 330 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Series ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-317) and index.
Contents Introduction -- What is diasporic religion? -- "These sons of freedom" : Back Caribs across three diasporic horizons -- Shamans at work in the villages -- Shamans at work in New York -- Ritual in the homeland; or, making the land "home" in ritual -- Ritual in the Bronx -- Finding Africa in New York -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Trajectory of a moving object, the caldero.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2010. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
Subject Garifuna (Caribbean people) -- Honduras -- Religion.
Garifuna (Caribbean people) -- Honduras -- Ethnic identity.
Garifuna (Caribbean people) -- Honduras -- Migrations.
Garifuna (Caribbean people) -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area -- Religion.
Garifuna (Caribbean people) -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area -- Ethnic identity.
Added Author American Council of Learned Societies.
In: ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: https://www.humanitiesebook.org/
Other Form: Original 9780520249691 9780520249707 (DLC)2006032564
Standard No. 2027/heb07822 hdl

 
    
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