Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction by Kevin Kenny

Author:Kevin Kenny [Kenny, Kevin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780199858583
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-01-15T07:00:00+00:00

In the English-speaking Caribbean, Christian slaves deployed supernatural powers both to inflict harm (obeah) and to counteract witchcraft and other forms of evil. The religious practices of convince and kumina, involving worship of ancestors as well as sky gods, had room for a Christian deity among others. Vodun (or voodoo) traditions of herbal healing and intercession against evil were common in the lower Mississippi region as well as in Haiti. In Brazil, African religious traditions known collectively as candomblé were organized by ethnic or national communities (naçòes). African-infused forms of Christianity also survived in Cuba (santería) and Trinidad (shango).

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