{"product_id":"spirited-diasporas-martin-a-tsang-9781683403838","title":"Spirited Diasporas: Personal Narratives and Global Futures of Afro-Atlantic Religions","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst-person accounts that show the expanding demographics of African-descended religions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this focused portrayal of global dispersal and spiritual sojourning, Martin Tsang draws together first-person accounts of the evolving Afro-Atlantic religious landscape. \u003cem\u003eSpirited Diasporas\u003c\/em\u003e offers a glimpse into the frequently misunderstood religions of Afro-Cuban Lucumí, Haitian Vodou, and Brazilian Candomblé, adding to the growing research on the transnational yet personal nature of African diasporic religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these accounts, practitioners from many origins illustrate the work and commitment they undertook to learn and become initiated in these traditions. They reveal in the process a variety of experiences that are not often documented. Their perspectives also show the expanding contemporary demographics of African-descended religions, many of whose members identify as LGBTQIA+ or are part of other minoritized populations, and they counter inaccurate and often racialized portrayals of these religions as being antimodern and geographically limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the voices of the professionals, scholars, and activists gathered here, readers will appreciate the purpose and belonging to be found in the far-reaching communities of these Latin American and Caribbean spiritualities. As the seekers in these stories discover and come home to their new religious families, \u003cem\u003eSpirited Diasporas\u003c\/em\u003e displays the relevance and generative power of these traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Morgan M. Page Michael Atwood Mason Eugenia Rainey Alex Bettencourt Solimar Otero Yoshiaki Koshikawa Belia Mayeno Saavedra Sue Kucklick-Arencibia Ivor Miller Terri-Dawn González Dr. Martin A. Tsang Giovanna Capponi Philippe Charlier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Tsang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683403835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683403838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Martin Tsang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201858728191,"sku":"9781683403838","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f94091a3-c1bc-40e6-bfc0-224dda3a698e.jpg?v=1691491838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spirited-diasporas-martin-a-tsang-9781683403838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}