Creole religions of the Caribbean : an introduction from Vodou and Santería to Obeah and Espiritismo / Margarite Fernández Olmos and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert ; foreword by Joseph M. Murphy.

Author
Fernández Olmos, Margarite [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed.
Published/​Created
New York : New York University Press, c2011.
Description
xiv, 309 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

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    Series
    Religion, race, and ethnicity. [More in this series]
    Summary note
    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, Santería, Regla de Palo, the Abakuá Secret Society, and Obeah to Quimbois and Espiritismo, the volume traces the historical-cultural origins of the major Creole religions, as well as the newer traditions such as Pocomania and Rastafarianism. This second edition updates the scholarship on the religions themselves and also expands the regional considerations of the Diaspora to the U.S. Latino community who are influenced by Creole spiritual practices. Fernández Olmos and Paravisini-Gebert also take into account the increased significance of material culture--art, music, literature--and healing practices influenced by Creole religions. -- Product Description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Action note
    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • 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
    • Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois
    • Rastafarianism
    • Espiritismo : Creole spiritism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States.
    Other title(s)
    Project Muse UPCC books
    ISBN
    • 9780814762271 (cl : alk. paper)
    • 0814762271 (cl : alk. paper)
    • 9780814762288 (pb : alk. paper)
    • 081476228X (pb : alk. paper)
    • 9780814728253 (e-book)
    • 0814728251 (e-book)
    LCCN
    ^^2011003688
    OCLC
    702357503
    RCP
    H - S
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