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Roots of Haiti's Vodou-Christian faith : African and Catholic origins / R. Murray Thomas.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781322111391
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BL2530 .R668 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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.
Subject: "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"--
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction BL2530.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn891397176

Includes bibliographies and index.

"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"--

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.

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