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Spirits, blood, and drums the Orisha religion in Trinidad

Title
Spirits, blood, and drums [electronic resource] : the Orisha religion in Trinidad / James T. Houk.
Author
Houk, James T. (James Titus), 1955-
Publication
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1995.

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Description
1 online resource (xvi, 238 p.) : ill.
Summary
"Valuable, well-presented study examines background, rites and ceremonies, and social organization of Orisha religion, 'arguably the most purely African cultural practice left on the island.' However, worshipers combine, in varying degrees, elements from five traditions - African, Catholic, Hindu, Protestant, and Kabbalah - to form an 'Afro-American religious complex.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Uniform Title
Spirits, blood, and drums (Online)
Alternative Title
Spirits, blood, and drums (Online)
Subject
  • Houk, James T. 1955-
  • Black people > Trinidad and Tobago > Religion
  • Orisha religion > Trinidad and Tobago
  • Trinidad and Tobago > Religion
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
ISBN
  • 1566393493 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1566393507 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
94046666
OCLC
ssj0000428664
Author
Houk, James T. (James Titus), 1955-
Title
Spirits, blood, and drums [electronic resource] : the Orisha religion in Trinidad / James T. Houk.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1995.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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