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

Beginning in the late 1970s 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 inAmerica, they, their children, and now their grandchildren, as well as morerecently arriving immigrants...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:North American Religions ; 2
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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