Dianne M. Stewart
Obeah, Orisa, and Religious Identity in Trinidad, Volume II, Orisa: Africana Nations and the Power of Black Sacred Imagination
Obeah, Orisa, and Religious Identity in Trinidad, Volume II, Orisa: Africana Nations and the Power of Black Sacred Imagination
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Obeah, Orisa, and Religious Identity in Trinidad explores the entangled histories and systems of devotion of these religions, highlighting their criminalization during slavery and colonialism and their autonomous modes of expression and self-defense. Volume II examines the West African heritage and religious imagination of Yoruba-Orisa devotees in Trinidad, exploring their meaning-making traditions in the wake of slavery and colonialism and the prominence of Africa as a religious symbol and Africana nations and religious nationalisms in projects of black belonging and identity formation.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Publisher: Duke University Press
Obeah, Orisa, and Religious Identity in Trinidad is a comprehensive two-volume study that delves into the social imaginaries surrounding Obeah and Yoruba-Orisa, spanning from colonialism to the present day. Tracey E. Hucks and Dianne M. Stewart explore the intertwined histories and belief systems of these religions, highlighting their criminalization during slavery and colonialism while also showcasing their autonomous modes of expression and self-defense. In Volume II, Orisa, Stewart delves into the West African heritage and religious imagination of Yoruba-Orisa devotees in Trinidad, tracing their meaning-making traditions in the aftermath of slavery and colonialism. She examines significant periods such as nineteenth-century liberated African resettlement, the twentieth-century Black Power movement, and subsequent campaigns for religious freedom in Trinidad. By challenging syncretism frameworks, Stewart explores the significance of Africa as a religious symbol and the prominence of Africana nations and religious nationalisms in projects of black belonging and identity formation, including those of Orisa mothers. This work contributes to global womanist thought and activism, as Yoruba-Orisa spiritual mothers reveal the fullness of the black religious imaginations' affective, hermeneutic, and political capacities.
Weight: 445g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781478014867
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