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Working the spirit : ceremonies of the African diaspora / Joseph M. Murphy.

African Diaspora, 1860-Present (Text) - All Titles Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Murphy, Joseph M., 1951- author.
Contributor:
Alexander Street Press.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African Americans--Religion.
African Americans.
Black people--Latin America--Religion.
Black people.
Vodou.
African diaspora.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Reference works.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 263 pages)
Edition:
First digital-print edition.
Place of Publication:
Boston : Beacon Press, 2003.
Language Note:
In English.
Summary:
Guidebook to the enduring and ever-changing African religious heritage.
Contents:
Introduction
Haitian vodou
Candomblé in Brazil
Cuban and Cuban American Santería
Revival Zion in Jamaica
The Black Church in the United States
Working the spirit.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed September 11, 2019).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256), index, and glossary.
Other Format:
Print version: Murphy, Joseph M.,1951- Working the spirit : ceremonies of the African diaspora.
OCLC:
1130724251
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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