Keywords:
Vodou - Florida - Miami
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Catholic Church ; Florida ; Miami
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Haitians ; Florida ; Miami ; Religion
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Haitian Americans ; Florida ; Miami ; Religion
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Vodou ; Florida ; Miami
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Miami (Fla.) ; Religion
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
Beginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s, significant numbers of Haitian immigrants began to arrive and settle in Miami. Overcoming some of the most foreboding obstacles ever to face immigrants in America, they have diversified socioeconomically. Together, they have made South Florida home to the largest population of native-born Haitians and diasporic Haitians outside of the Caribbean and one of the most significant Caribbean immigrant communities in the world. Religion has played a central role in making all of this happen. Crossing the Water and Keeping the Faith is a historical and et
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (281 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780814777084
Series Statement:
North American Religions Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1274389
DDC:
200.89/96972940759381
Parallel Title:
Zéphir, Flore Rezensiert in Crossing the Water and Keeping the Faith: Haitian Religion in Miami
Language:
English
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Haitian Religion in Miami; 1 The Haitian Catholic Church in Miami: When the Saints Go Sailing In; 2 Immigrant Faith and Class Distinctions: Haitian Catholics beyond Little Haiti; 3 Feting Haiti's Patron Saint in Little Haiti: The Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help; 4 Vodou in the Magic City: Serving the Spirits across the Sea; 5 Storefront and Transnational Protestantism in Little Haiti: Harvesting the Gospel in the Haitian Church of the Open Door; Conclusion: Beasts, Gods, and Transnational Transubstantiation; Appendices; Notes
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BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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