Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 317 pages) |
Series |
Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1561-2643 ; v. 1 |
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Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean ; v. 1. 1561-2643
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Contents |
Cover; Praising His Name in the Dance: Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad, West Indies; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Introduction to the Series; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; PART ONE ETHNOGRAPHIES; Chapter 2 The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Introduction; Chapter 3 The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Beliefs and Rituals; Chapter 4 The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Manifestations; Chapter 5 Orisha Work: Introduction; Chapter 6 Orisha Work: Beliefs; Chapter 7 Orisha Work: Rituals; Chapter 8 Orisha Work: Manifestations; Chapter 9 The Kabalistic Side |
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PART TWO COMMENTARYChapter 10 The Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work: Histories of Their Populations; Chapter 11 The Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work: Histories; Chapter 12 Manifestation in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work: Exegesis and Comparison; Appendices; Appendix I: Previous Research on Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad; Appendix II: Practices Prohibited by the Shouters Prohibition Ordinance; Appendix III: Orisha Songs; Appendix IV: On a Person's Relationship with the Orishas; Appendix V: Pointing on Speech |
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Appendix VI: On the Kabalistic SpiritsBibliography; Index |
Summary |
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 religions. In the Spiritual Baptist Faith, a person who is possessed by the Holy Spirit retains his or her own identity, while in Orisha Work, those who are possessed by the orishas (spirits), become the spirits. Both types of possession are based on the Yoruba concept of self in which identity is depende |
Notes |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Spiritual Baptists -- Trinidad and Tobago
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Orishas -- Trinidad and Tobago
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Spirit possession -- Trinidad and Tobago
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RELIGION -- Messianic Judaism.
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Orishas
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Spirit possession
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Spiritual Baptists
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Possession par les esprits -- Trinité-et-Tobago.
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Orisha -- Trinité-et-Tobago.
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SUBJECT |
Trinidad and Tobago -- Religious life and customs
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Subject |
Trinidad and Tobago
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780203822661 |
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0203822668 |
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1299697151 |
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9781299697157 |
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