Santería, Vodou and Resistance in Caribbean Literature: Daughters of the Spirits

by Paul Humphrey

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African-derived religious traditions like Santer?a and Vodou have long been a site of political, cultural and social resistance in the Caribbean. Through his focus on the body as the juncture between the physical and spiritual planes, Humphrey's analysis of a number of Caribbean novels and plays foregrounds the complex nature of women's negotiation of religious, social and political life as participants in these marginalized religious communities...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1781883939

ISBN13:9781781883938

Release Date:August 2021

Publisher:Legenda

Length:206 Pages

Weight:0.74 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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