Praising his name in the dance : spirit possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha work in Trinidad, West Indies /
The author provides a detailed portrait of the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work, two religions that share a common basis in the traditional religion of the Yoruba in West Africa. Specifically, the author studies the phenomenon of spirit possession, an integral aspect of worship in both religi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Australia :
Harwood Academic Publishers,
©2000.
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| Series: | Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean ;
v. 1. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Publisher description |