{"product_id":"caribbean-religious-history-an-introduction-paperback","title":"Caribbean Religious History: An Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEnnis B. Edmonds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichelle A. Gonzalez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe colonial history of the Caribbean created a context in which many religions, from indigenous to African-based to Christian, intermingled with one another, creating a rich diversity of religious life. \u003cb\u003eCaribbean Religious History\u003c\/b\u003e offers the first comprehensive religious history of the region.\u003cbr\u003eEnnis B. Edmonds and Michelle A. Gonzalez begin their exploration with the religious traditions of the Amerindians who flourished prior to contact with European colonizers, then detail the transplantation of Catholic and Protestant Christianity and their centuries of struggles to become integral to the Caribbean's religious ethos, and trace the twentieth century penetration of American Evangelical Christianity, particularly in its Pentecostal and Holiness iterations. \u003cb\u003eCaribbean Religious History\u003c\/b\u003e also illuminates the influence of Africans and their descendants on the shaping of such religious traditions as Vodou, Santeria, Revival Zion, Spiritual Baptists, and Rastafari, and the success of Indian indentured laborers and their descendants in reconstituting Hindu and Islamic practices in their new environment.\u003cbr\u003ePaying careful attention to the region's social and political history, Edmonds and Gonzalez present a one-volume panoramic introduction to this religiously vibrant part of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnnis B. Edmonds\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Kenyon College and author of \u003ci\u003eRastafari: From Outcasts to Culture Bearers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751347388704,"sku":"9780814722350","price":66.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0af4bd08d479a68c8bcb182c5936bb96.webp?v=1779971406","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/caribbean-religious-history-an-introduction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}