Crossing the water and keeping the faith : : Haitian religion in Miami / / Terry Rey and Alex Stepick ; foreword by Archbishop Thomas Wenski.
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 i...
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Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
Series: | North American Religions Series
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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