| Description |
1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This book traces the development of Haiti's combined Vodou-Christian religion from 1500 up to the present and explains how this combination of distinct faiths coalesces in a coherent belief system"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction. The nature of the book; The origins -- Religious beliefs and practices. Sources of belief; The organization of religion; Spirits; The creation of the universe; Causes and ceremonies; Maxims and tales; Symbols and sacred objects; Sacred sites; Religious societies -- Postscript. The years ahead. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Catholic Church.
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Catholic Church. |
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Vodou -- Haiti.
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Vodou. |
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Haiti. |
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Christianity and other religions -- Vodou.
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Christianity and other religions. |
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Haiti -- Religion.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism. |
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Religion. |
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. |
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Christianity. |
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Interfaith relations. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Thomas, R. Murray (Robert Murray), 1921- Roots of Haiti's Vodou-Christian faith : African and Catholic origins. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, ©2014 x, 276 pages 9781440832031 |
| ISBN |
9781440832048 (e-book) |
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1440832048 (e-book) |
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1322111391 |
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9781322111391 |
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9781440832031 |
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144083203X (hardback) (acid-free paper) |
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