03290nam 2200625Ia 450 991097346730332120240913214936.097866124373289781282437326128243732197814399017551439901759(CKB)1000000000811368(EBL)449828(OCoLC)607552540(SSID)ssj0000356392(PQKBManifestationID)11274985(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356392(PQKBWorkID)10341352(PQKB)10696621(PPN)232648387(MiAaPQ)EBC449828(Perlego)2042757(EXLCZ)99100000000081136820090324d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfro-Caribbean religions an introduction to their historical, cultural, and sacred traditions /Nathaniel Samuel Murrell1st ed.Philadelphia, PA Temple University Press20101 online resource (441 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781439900406 143990040X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I - African Connections: Historical Roots of Afro-Caribbean Religions; 1. Yoruba, Fon-Ewe, Ashanti, and Kongo Cultural History; 2. African Cultus and Functionaries; Part II - Vodou: Haitian Religion; 3. Vodou and the Haitians' Struggle; 4. Serving the Lwa; Part III - Santeria and Palo Monte: Cuban Religion of the Orisha and Drums; 5. Caribbean Santeria; 6. Energy of the Ashe Community and Cultus; 7. Palo Monte Mayombe; Part IV - Creole Religions of the Southern Caribbean; 8. Dancing to Orixas' Axe in Candomble; 9. Umbanda and Its Antecedents10. Orisha Powers: Creole Religion in Trinidad and TobagoPart V - Jamaica's Creole Religions: Culture of Resistance and Rhythms; 11. Obeah: Magical Art of Resistance; 12. Myal and Kumina in Jamaica's Past; 13. Poco, Zion, and Convince; 14. The Rastafari Chant; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; IndexReligion is one of the most important elements of Afro-Caribbean culture linking its people to their African past, from Haitian Vodou and Cuban Santeria-popular religions that have often been demonized in popular culture-to Rastafari in Jamaica and Orisha-Shango of Trinidad and Tobago. In Afro-Caribbean Religions, Nathaniel Samuel Murrell provides a comprehensive study that respectfully traces the social, historical, and political contexts of these religions. And, because Brazil has the largest African population in the world outside of Africa, and has historic ties to the Caribbean, MurrSpiritualityAfro-Caribbean religionsSpirituality.Afro-Caribbean religions.299.6/89729Murrell Nathaniel Samuel1807637MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973467303321Afro-Caribbean religions4357467UNINA$33.7706/22/2018Relig