Cvr; Table of Contents vii; List of Figures ix; Acknowledgments xi; Prologue: Ecstasy 1; 1 Catching Power, Playing Deep 15; 2 Hierarchy and Heterodoxy in a Maze of Color 46; 3 Serving the Orishas 90; 4 Doing the Mother's Work 148; 5 Sides and Paths 205; 6 Religion and the Politics of Diaspora in an Era of Postcolonial Multiculturalism 259; Epilogue: Ecstasy in Exile 311; Appendix 323; Notes 327; Bibliography 341; Index 371
Summary
The first book-length work to compare and contrast Afro- and Indo-Caribbean materials in a systematic and multidimensional manner, this volume makes fresh and innovative contributions to anthropology, religious studies, and the historiography of modernity. By giving both religious subcultures and their intersections equal attention, McNeal offers a richly textured account of southern Caribbean cultural history and pursues important questions about the history and future of religion
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-369) and index
