RELIGION AND SLAVERY. FORMS OF RESISTENCE IN THE AMERICAN CARIBBEAN
From the review of terms and definitions that have been extensively documented by studies on religion and witchcraft we propose the discussion and interpretation of aspects related to religious practices of resistance in Afro-Caribbean religions and especially the case of voodoo practices. Whi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Ra Ximhai |
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| Online Access: | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QkBEZDNDXSFEop-qBRw8bNEIs2VyKThn/view |
| Summary: | From the review of terms and definitions that have
been extensively documented by studies on religion
and witchcraft we propose the discussion and
interpretation of aspects related to religious practices
of resistance in Afro-Caribbean religions and
especially the case of voodoo practices.
While the religion of slaves and phenomena such as
witchcraft or shamanism have been diminished as
false ideology, religion is also collective creation in
crisis situations. In the cases we are discussing,
witchcraft and religion give believers strength both
support the relationship of domination, to fight for
the liberation of their oppression. Thus, the utopian
character of religions that were creations of the slaves
brought from different African nations and empires
toward the Caribbean Islands is resumed. These
religions have emphasized the criticism of its present
and projecting a vision for the future in the Messianic
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| ISSN: | 1665-0441 1665-0441 |