Our lady of class struggle : the cult of the Virgin Mary in Haiti /
Terry Rey.
- Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press, c1999.
- x, 362 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-357) and index.
Rattles and crosses, sugar and pain: history and structure of the Haitian religious field -- Theological and sociological interpretations of the Virgin Mary -- The history of Haitian Marianism -- The promiscuous Virgin: the symbiosis of Mary and Azili -- The Marianism of the Haitian poor -- The Marian devotion of the Haitian elite -- Stones, water, sun, and fireflies: a brief conclusion.