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Reclaiming African religions in Trinidad : the socio-political legitimation of the Orisha and spiritual Baptist faiths / Frances Henry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Henry, Frances, 1931- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africans--Trinidad and Tobago--Religion.
- Africans.
- Orishas--Trinidad and Tobago.
- Orishas.
- Spiritual Baptists--Trinidad and Tobago.
- Spiritual Baptists.
- Trinidad and Tobago--Religion--African influences.
- Trinidad and Tobago.
- Trinidad and Tobago--Religious life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Barbados : University of the West Indies Press ; London : Eurospan, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring various African religions as part of a cultural system, relevant to national identity in Trinidad, this text deals with the dynamic doctrinal and ideological changes that have occurred within the religions and documents the legislative and social acceptance of African religion.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Note on Terms and Spelling
- The Orisha Religion in Trinidad Today
- Spiritual/Shouter Baptism in Trinidad Today
- The Formal Processes of Political Legitimation
- The Orisha Religion from Sacred to Secular
- Contested Theologies in the Orisha Religion
- The Role of Syncretism in the Orisha Religion Today
- African Religions and Popular Culture
- Conclusion
- My Life with Ebenezer Elliott (Pa Neezer)
- Notes
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4356-1125-X
- OCLC:
- 182621537
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