Materialities of Religion - Spiritual Traditions of the colonial and post-colonial Caribbean

This book offers an overview of the material expressions of Caribbean religious expressions, including those that have been imported through the vehicle of colonialism, and which subsequently changed and adapted within the Caribbean islands and those religious expressions which developed through the contact of African, indigenous and imported world views. This book takes a multi-disciplinary perspective, drawing from subjects as diverse as archaeology, religious studies, history, human geography and anthropology. It introduces current topical debates around the role of colonialism and religion in the Caribbean, and also considers theoretical approaches to the study of Caribbean religions set within a wider global context. This approach introduces the reader to a number of important and topical concepts around the wider study of Caribbean religions, and illuminates the complex cultural history and interplay of these religions in the Caribbean islands. Richly illustrated and drawing upon a range of different cultural approaches, it offers new and challenging perspectives on the development and cultural history of Caribbean spiritual and religious expression through the lens of the material world. The book is for anyone interested in the Caribbean as a region and the role of religious behaviour in human society. Students of religions, archaeology and anthropology will find a number of thought-provoking and important case studies which relate complex theory to real world case studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2024
Authors:	Niall Finneran • Christina Welch
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-49482-4
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-138-49482-8
Barcode:	9781138494824

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