Diaspora conversions: Black Carib religion and the recovery of Africa
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Berkeley, CA
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University of California Press
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Includes bibliographical references )p. 291-317( and index
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Paul Christopher Johnson
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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