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UNINA9910453677103321 |
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Autore |
Conner Randy P. |
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Titolo |
Queering Creole spiritual traditions : lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender participation in African-inspired traditions in the Americas / / Randy P. Conner with David Hatfield Sparks |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-78387-8 |
1-317-71281-1 |
1-317-71282-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (403 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Homosexuality - Religious aspects |
Afro-Caribbean cults |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published by the Haworth Press, 2004. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-359) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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ch. 1. Sources -- ch. 2. Divinities and spirits -- ch. 3. Children of the spirits -- ch. 4. Snapshots -- ch. 5. To make the spirit manifest. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What roles do queer and transgender people play in the African diasporic religions? Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-Inspired Traditions in the Americas is a groundbreaking scholarly exploration of this long-neglected subject. It offers clear insight into the complex dynamics of gender and sexual orientation, humans and deities, and race and ethnicity, within these richly nuanced spiritual practices. Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions explores the ways in which gender complexity and same-sex intimacy are integral |
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