Praising His Name in the Dance: Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad, West Indies

ISBN-13: 9780815347132 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 292 str.

Kenneth Anthony Lum

Opis

This book studies the phenomemon of spirit possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work of the West Indies, examining the similarities and interactions between the different religions of differing populations.

Spis treści

Part 1 Ethnographies: The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Introduction. The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Beliefs and Rituals. The Spiritual Baptist Faith: Manifestations. Orisha Work: Beliefs. Orisha Work: Rituals. Orisha Work: Manifestations. The Kabalistic Side. Part 2 Commentaries: The Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work: Histories of Their Populations. The Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work: Histories. Manifestation in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work. Exegesis and Comparison. Part 3 Appendices: Previous Research on Spirit Possession in the Spiritual Baptist Faith and Orisha Work in Trinidad. Practices Prohibited by the Shouters Prohibition Ordinance. Orisha Songs. On a Person's Relationship with the Orishas. Pointing on Speech. On the Kabalistic Spirits

O autorze

Kenneth Anthony Lum