{"product_id":"creole-religions-of-the-caribbean-margarite-fern-ndez-olmos-9781479803477","title":"Creole Religions of the Caribbean, Third Edition: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn updated introduction to the religions developed in the Caribbean region\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreole Religions of the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive introduction to the overlapping religions that have developed as a result of the creolization process. Caribbean peoples drew on the variants of Christianity brought by European colonizers, as well as on African religious and healing traditions and the remnants of Amerindian practices, to fashion new systems of belief. From Vodou, Santería, Regla de Palo, the Abakuá Secret Society, and Obeah to Quimbois and Espiritismo, the volume traces the historical-cultural origins of the major Creole religions, as well as the newer traditions such as Rastafari. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis third edition updates the scholarship by featuring new critical approaches that have been brought to bear on the study of religion, such as queer studies, environmental studies, and diasporic studies. The third edition also expands the regional considerations of the diaspora to the US Latinx communities that are influenced by Creole spiritual practices, taking into account the increased significance of material culture?art, music, literature, and healing practices influenced by Creole religions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margarite Fernández Olmos, Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479803472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479803477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Margarite Fernández Olmos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073703047423,"sku":"9781479803477","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0be7d7dc-3d30-47c6-a1b4-d5d728389dbf.jpg?v=1685449401","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/creole-religions-of-the-caribbean-margarite-fern-ndez-olmos-9781479803477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}