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Fragments of Bone:

Neo-African Religions in a New World
  • ISBN-13: 9780252072055
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • Edited by Patrick Bellegarde-Smith
  • Price: AUD $54.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/08/2005
  • Format: Paperback 280 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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Fragments of Bone discusses African religions as forms of resistance and survival in the face of Western cultural hegemony and imperialism. The collection is unique in presenting the voices of scholars primarily outside of the Western tradition, speaking on the issues they regard as important. Bellegarde-Smith, himself a priest in the Haitian Vodou religion, brings together thirteen contributors from different disciplines, genders, and nationalities. Fragments of Bone draws on an impressive range of sources including research, fieldwork, personal interviews, and spiritual introspection to support the provocative thesis that the fragments of the ancestral traditions are fluidly interwoven in the New World African religions as creolized rituals, symbolic systems, and cultural identities.
''Impeccably researched, persuasively argued, and engagingly written. I read every word of Fragments of Bone and loved it. This is the most comprehensive, creative collection available, and should become the standard text for courses on the subject in the United States and abroad.''
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