Diaspora conversions Black Carib religion and the recovery of Africa / Paul Christopher Johnson.

Contents Introduction -- What is diasporic religion? -- "These sons of freedom" : Back Caribs across three diasporic horizons -- Shamans at work in the villages -- Shamans at work in New York -- Ritual in the homeland; or, making the land "home" in ritual -- Ritual in the Bronx -- Finding Africa in New York -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Trajectory of a moving object, the caldero.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-317) and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Diaspora conversions Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. 9780520249691 (cloth : alk. paper)
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