| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 224 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. The Orisha Religion in Trinidad Today -- 2. Spiritual/Shouter Baptism in Trinidad Today -- 3. The Formal Processes of Political Legitimation -- 4. The Orisha Religion from Sacred to Secular: The Evolution of the Shango Cult into the Orisha Movement -- 5. Contested Theologies in the Orisha Religion: Discourses of Authenticity and Inauthenticity -- 6. The Role of Syncretism in the Orisha Religion Today -- 7. African Religions and Popular Culture: Calypsos, Steelband and Carnival -- 8. Conclusion -- App. My Life with Ebenezer Elliott / Pa Neezer |
| Summary |
Annotation. Frances Henry's book explores various African religions as part of a cultural system, relevant to national identity in the island of Trinidad The book deals with the dynamic doctrinal and ideological changes that have taken place within the religions, and documents both the legislative and social acceptance of African religion today. This study is an important documentation of contemporary history and religious debate. It analyzes the process by which marginalized religions move toward the mainstream and the various internal and external tensions such movements engender. It makes a particularly strong contribution in its discussions of ritual authenticity. The work is based on a three-year period of fieldwork in Trinidad. Of interest to students and scholars interested in Caribbean Studies, especially African-oriented studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Africans -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Religion
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Orishas -- Trinidad and Tobago
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Spiritual Baptists -- Trinidad and Tobago
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RELIGION -- Ethnic & Tribal.
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Africans -- Religion
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Orishas
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Religion -- African influences
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Spiritual Baptists
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Trinidad and Tobago -- Religion -- African influences
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Trinidad and Tobago -- Religious life and customs
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| Subject |
Trinidad and Tobago
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781435611252 |
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143561125X |
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