{"product_id":"spirited-diasporas-personal-narratives-and-global-futures-of-afro-atlantic-religions-paperback","title":"Spirited Diasporas: Personal Narratives and Global Futures of Afro-Atlantic Religions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Tsang\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-person accounts that show the expanding demographics of African-descended religions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this focused portrayal of global dispersal and spiritual sojourning, Martin Tsang draws together first-person accounts of the evolving Afro-Atlantic religious landscape. \u003cem\u003eSpirited Diasporas\u003c\/em\u003e offers a glimpse into the frequently misunderstood religions of Afro-Cuban Lucumí, Haitian Vodou, and Brazilian Candomblé, adding to the growing research on the transnational yet personal nature of African diasporic religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these accounts, practitioners from many origins illustrate the work and commitment they undertook to learn and become initiated in these traditions. They reveal in the process a variety of experiences that are not often documented. Their perspectives also show the expanding contemporary demographics of African-descended religions, many of whose members identify as LGBTQIA+ or are part of other minoritized populations, and they counter inaccurate and often racialized portrayals of these religions as being antimodern and geographically limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the voices of the professionals, scholars, and activists gathered here, readers will appreciate the purpose and belonging to be found in the far-reaching communities of these Latin American and Caribbean spiritualities. As the seekers in these stories discover and come home to their new religious families, \u003cem\u003eSpirited Diasporas\u003c\/em\u003e displays the relevance and generative power of these traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: Morgan M. Page Michael Atwood Mason Eugenia Rainey Alex Bettencourt Solimar Otero Yoshiaki Koshikawa Belia Mayeno Saavedra Sue Kucklick-Arencibia Ivor Miller Terri-Dawn González Dr. Martin A. Tsang Giovanna Capponi Philippe Charlier\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777298661664,"sku":"9781683403838","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/59f4a9259f34e67550664302a72f364f.webp?v=1780496728","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spirited-diasporas-personal-narratives-and-global-futures-of-afro-atlantic-religions-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}