Format:
XVI, 336 S
,
23 cm
ISBN:
9057026104
Series Statement:
Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean v. 1
Note:
Rev. version of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Queensland, 1989 issued under the title: Spirit possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha work in Trinidad
,
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index
,
Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction -- I Ethnographies -- 2 The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Introduction -- 3 The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Beliefs and Rituals -- 4 The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Manifestations -- 5 Orisha Work: Introduction -- 6 Orisha Work: Beliefs -- 7 Orisha Work: Rituals -- 8 Orisha Work: Manifestations -- 9 The Kabalistic Side -- II Commentary -- 10 The Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work: Histories of Their Populations -- 11 The Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work: Histories -- 12 Manifestation in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work: Exegesis and Comparison -- Appendices -- I Previous Research on Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad -- II Practices Prohibited by the Shouters Prohibition Ordinance -- III Orisha Songs -- IV On a Person's Relationship with the Orishas -- V Pointing on Speech -- VI On the Kabalistic Spirits
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
,
Theology
Keywords:
Trinidad und Tobago
;
Orischa
;
Besessenheit
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy032/2002421768.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0653/2002421768-d.html
