Creole Religions of the Caribbean : : An Introduction from Vodou and Santeria to Obeah and Espiritismo / / Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, Margarite Fernández Olmos.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth,; Olmos, Margarite Fernández,
• MitwirkendeR: Murphy, Joseph M.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity ; 3
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Preface to the First Edition --; Preface to the Second Edition --; Foreword --; Introduction --; 1. Historical Background --; 2. The Orisha Tradition in Cuba --; 3. The Afro-Cuban Religious Traditions of Regla de Palo and the Abakuá Secret Society --; 4. Haitian Vodou --; 5. Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois --; 6. Rastafarianism --; 7. Espiritismo --; Glossary --; Notes --; Works Cited --; Index --; About the Authors
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780814728253; 9783110706444
• DOI: 10.18574/nyu/9780814728253.001.0001
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, Margarite Fernández Olmos.

A comprehensive introduction to the syncretic religions developed in the Caribbean regionCreolization—the coming together of diverse beliefs and practices to form new beliefs and practices—is one of the most significant phenomena in Caribbean religious history. Brought together in the crucible of the sugar plantation, Caribbean peoples drew on the variants of Christianity brought by European colonizers, as well as on African religious and healing traditions and the remnants of Amerindian practices, to fashion new systems of belief.Creole Religions of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive introduction to the syncretic religions that have developed in the region. From Vodou, Santería, Regla de Palo, the Abakuá Secret Society, and Obeah to Quimbois and Espiritismo, the volume traces the historical–cultural origins of the major Creole religions, as well as the newer traditions such as Pocomania and Rastafarianism. This second edition updates the scholarship on the religions themselves and also expands the regional considerations of the Diaspora to the U. S. Latino community who are influenced by Creole spiritual practices. Fernández Olmos and Paravisini–Gebert also take into account the increased significance of material culture—art, music, literature—and healing practices influenced by Creole religions.