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Obeah, Orisa, and Religious Identity in Trinidad, Volume II, Orisa
Africana Nations and the Power of Black Sacred Imagination
Book • 2022
Dianne Stewart's Obeah, Orisa, and Religious Identity in Trinidad, Volume II, Orisa provides an in-depth ethnographic and historical analysis of African-derived spiritual traditions in Trinidad.
Stewart examines how Orisa practice has evolved, been institutionalized, and shaped community identity across generations.
The book explores ritual practice, gender, leadership, and the interplay between religion and politics in Trinidadian society.
Drawing on archival research and fieldwork, Stewart traces continuities and adaptations from West and Central African origins to Caribbean contexts.
Her work illuminates the significance of these traditions for questions of belonging, authority, and cultural survival in the diaspora.
Stewart examines how Orisa practice has evolved, been institutionalized, and shaped community identity across generations.
The book explores ritual practice, gender, leadership, and the interplay between religion and politics in Trinidadian society.
Drawing on archival research and fieldwork, Stewart traces continuities and adaptations from West and Central African origins to Caribbean contexts.
Her work illuminates the significance of these traditions for questions of belonging, authority, and cultural survival in the diaspora.
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