Afro-Caribbean religions : an introduction to their historical, cultural, and sacred traditions / Nathaniel Samuel Murrell.
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TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.Description: viii, 431 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: - 9781439900406 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 143990040X (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9781439900413 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1439900418 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 299.6/89729
- BL 2565 M984a 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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