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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Language: en
Pages: 373
Pages: 373
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-13 - Publisher: Duke University Press
This collection looks at Caribbean religious history from the late 18th century to the present including obeah, vodou, santeria, candomble, and brujeria. The co
Language: en
Pages: 337
Pages: 337
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-10 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
In 2011, Trinidad declared a state of emergency. This massive state intervention lasted for 108 days and led to the rounding up of over 7,000 people in areas th
Language: en
Pages: 205
Pages: 205
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-23 - Publisher: Routledge
This book develops a theory of a Caribbean-Atlantic imaginary by exploring the ways two colonial texts represent the consciousnesses of Amerindians, Africans, a
Language: en
Pages: 324
Pages: 324
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-07-11 - Publisher: NYU Press
A comprehensive introduction to the syncretic religions developed in the Caribbean region Creolization—the coming together of diverse beliefs and practices to