Spirits, blood, and drums: the Orisha religion in Trinidad
"Valuable, well-presented study examines background, rites and ceremonies, and social organization of Orisha religion, 'arguably the most purely African cultural practice left on the island.' However, worshipers combine, in varying degrees, elements from five traditions - African, Cat...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Philadelphia
Temple University Press
c 1995
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| In: | Year: 1995 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Orisha
/ Trinidad
/ Blacks
/ Religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Blacks (Trinidad and Tobago)
Religion
B Orisha religion (Trinidad and Tobago) B Houk, James T (James Titus) (1955-) |
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| Summary: | "Valuable, well-presented study examines background, rites and ceremonies, and social organization of Orisha religion, 'arguably the most purely African cultural practice left on the island.' However, worshipers combine, in varying degrees, elements from five traditions - African, Catholic, Hindu, Protestant, and Kabbalah - to form an 'Afro-American religious complex.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index |
| ISBN: | 1566393507 |