Working the Spirit Ceremonies of the African Diaspora
- Beacon Press
- Rok vydání: 1994
- Místo vydání: Boston
- ISBN: 0807012211
- Jazyk dokumentu: English
- Vydání: first
Murphy explores five contemporary religious practices, Cuba's Santeria, Brazil's Candomble, Haitian Vodou (voodoo), Jamaican Revival Zion, and the black church in the U.S., in terms of their common roots in African religions. He presents each on its own terms, clearly translating unfamiliar terms and ideas, leaving many of the similarities open to the reader to find. Only in the concluding chapter, titled "Working the Spirit," does he put these commonalities together. Murphy's strong points are in tracing the various ceremonies through their African slave roots back to their countries of origin and in showing how these ceremonies were used by slaves to evoke nourishing spirits and, later, to help them strive toward independence. This is a far-reaching and intriguing inquiry, though Murphy does rely heavily on others' fieldwork, much of it done several decades ago. Murphy's own expertise is in Vodou and Candomble, and on these subjects his writing really shines.
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