ISBN:
0814762271
,
081476228X
,
9780814762271
,
9780814762288
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xiv, 309 p
Ausgabe:
2. ed.
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Online-Ressource Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Serie:
Religion, race, and ethnicity
Paralleltitel:
Druckausg. Fernández Olmos, Margarite, 1949 - Creole religions of the Caribbean
DDC:
299.6/897294
Schlagwort(e):
Blacks Religion
;
Afro-Caribbean cults
;
Afro-Caribbean cults
;
Blacks ; Caribbean Area ; Religion
;
Electronic books
;
Karibik
;
Kreolen
;
Religion
;
Afrokaribischer Kult
Kurzfassung:
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 brought by European colonizers, as well as on African religious and healing traditions and the remnants of Amerindian practices, to fashion new systems of belief. Creole Religions of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive introduction to the syncretic religions that have developed in the region. From Vodou, Santerí
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Historical Background; 2 The Orisha Tradition in Cuba: Santería/Regla de Ocha; 3 The Afro-Cuban Religious Traditions of Regla de Palo and the Abakuá Secret Society; 4 Haitian Vodou; 5 Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois; 6 Rastafarianism; 7 Espiritismo: Creole Spiritism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
VW; Y; Z; About the Authors
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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