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Religion is one of the most important elements of Afro-Caribbean culture linking its people to their African past, from Haitian Vodou and Cuban Santeria, to Rastafari in Jamaica and Orisha-Shango of Trinidad and Tobago. This title provides a comprehensive study that traces the social, historical, and political contexts of these religions.

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the Caribbean's African-based religions.

This anthology explores Rastafari religion, culture and politics in Jamaica and other parts of the African diaspora. An Afro-Caribbean religious and cultural movement in the 1930s, today Rastafari has close to one million adherents. The basic message of Rastafari - the dismantling of all oppressive institutions and the liberation of humankind - strongly appeals even to non-believers who are capivated by reggae music, the lyrics and the immortal spirit of its practitioner, Bob Marley.