TY  - BOOK
AU  - Murrell,Nathaniel Samuel
TI  - Afro-Caribbean religions: an introduction to their historical, cultural, and sacred traditions 
SN  - 9781439900406 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - BL 2565 M984a 2010
U1  - 299.6/89729 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Temple University Press
KW  - Afro-Caribbean cults
KW  - Cultos afrocaribeños
N1  - 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
ER  -