LEADER 03536nam 22007093u 450 001 9910778541703321 005 20210108103015.0 010 $a1-282-43732-1 010 $a9786612437328 010 $a1-4399-0175-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000811368 035 $a(EBL)449828 035 $a(OCoLC)607552540 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000356392 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11274985 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356392 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10341352 035 $a(PQKB)10696621 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC449828 035 $a(PPN)232648387 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000811368 100 $a20131216d2010|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfro-Caribbean Religions$b[electronic resource] $eAn Introduction to Their Historical, Cultural, and Sacred Traditions 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (441 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4399-0040-X 327 $aContents; 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 Antecedents 327 $a10. 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; Index 330 $aReligion 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, Murr 606 $aAfro-Caribbean cults 606 $aAfro-Caribbean cults 606 $aCults 606 $aReligion 606 $aAfro-Caribbean cults 606 $aNorth & South American Religions$2HILCC 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 615 4$aAfro-Caribbean cults. 615 4$aAfro-Caribbean cults. 615 4$aCults. 615 4$aReligion. 615 0$aAfro-Caribbean cults 615 7$aNorth & South American Religions 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 676 $a299.6/89729 676 $a299.689729 700 $aMurrell$b Nathaniel Samuel$01566977 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778541703321 996 $aAfro-Caribbean Religions$93838024 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$33.77$u06/22/2018$5Relig