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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Main Authors: Rubén Ramírez-Arellano, Ivy Jacaranda Jasso-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México 2017-01-01
Series:Ra Ximhai
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Online Access:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QkBEZDNDXSFEop-qBRw8bNEIs2VyKThn/view
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description 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 time.
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voodoo religión and utopia
title RELIGION AND SLAVERY. FORMS OF RESISTENCE IN THE AMERICAN CARIBBEAN
title_full RELIGION AND SLAVERY. FORMS OF RESISTENCE IN THE AMERICAN CARIBBEAN
title_fullStr RELIGION AND SLAVERY. FORMS OF RESISTENCE IN THE AMERICAN CARIBBEAN
title_full_unstemmed RELIGION AND SLAVERY. FORMS OF RESISTENCE IN THE AMERICAN CARIBBEAN
title_short RELIGION AND SLAVERY. FORMS OF RESISTENCE IN THE AMERICAN CARIBBEAN
title_sort religion and slavery forms of resistence in the american caribbean
topic religion’s system
domination
voodoo religión and utopia
url https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QkBEZDNDXSFEop-qBRw8bNEIs2VyKThn/view
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