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Crossing the Water and Keeping the Faith : Haitian Religion in Miami / / Terry Rey, Alex Stepick



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Autore: Rey Terry Visualizza persona
Titolo: Crossing the Water and Keeping the Faith : Haitian Religion in Miami / / Terry Rey, Alex Stepick Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
Disciplina: 200.899697294075938
Soggetto topico: Vodou - Florida - Miami
Haitian Americans - Florida - Miami - Religion
Haitians - Florida - Miami - Religion
Soggetto geografico: Miami (Fla.) Religion
Altri autori: WenskiArchbishop Thomas  
Persona (resp. second.): StepickAlex
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Haitian Religion in Miami -- 1. The Haitian Catholic Church in Miami -- 2. Immigrant Faith and Class Distinctions -- 3. Feting Haiti’s Patron Saint in Little Haiti -- 4. Vodou in the Magic City -- 5. Storefront and Transnational Protestantism in Little Haiti -- Conclusion. Beasts, Gods, and Transnational Transubstantiation -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors
Sommario/riassunto: Beginning in the late 1970's and early 1980s,significant numbers of Haitian immigrants began to arrive and settle in Miami. Overcoming some of the most foreboding obstacles ever to face immigrants in America, they, their children, and now their grandchildren, as well as more recently arriving immigrants from Haiti, have diversified socioeconomically. Together, they have made South Florida home to the largest population of native-born Haitians and diasporic Haitians outside of the Caribbean and one of the most significant Caribbean immigrant communities in the world. Religion has played a central role in making all of this happen. Crossing the Water and Keeping the Faith is a historical and ethnographic study of Haitian religion in immigrant communities, based on fieldwork in both Miami and Haiti, as well as extensive archival research. Where many studies of Haitian religion limit themselves to one faith, Rey and Stepick explore Catholicism, Protestantism, and Vodou in conversation with one another, suggesting that despite the differences between these practices, the three faiths ultimately create a sense of unity, fulfillment, and self-worth in Haitian communities. This meticulously researched and vibrantly written book contributes to the growing body of literature on religion among new immigrants,as well as providing a rich exploration of Haitian faith communities.
Titolo autorizzato: Crossing the Water and Keeping the Faith  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4798-0267-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996582052303316
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Serie: North American Religions Series