Trance and Modernity in the Southern Caribbean
| Author | : Keith E. McNeal |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0813037360 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780813037363 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (363 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Trance and Modernity in the Southern Caribbean by : Keith E. McNeal
Download or read book Trance and Modernity in the Southern Caribbean written by Keith E. McNeal and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comparative study of African and Hindu popular religions in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago charts the development of religion in the Caribbean by analyzing the ways ecstatic forms of worship, enacted through trance performance and spirit mediumship, have adapted to capitalism and reconfigured themselves within the context of modernity.
