"First digital-print edition 2003"--Verso of title page on 2003 reprint.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Haitian vodou -- Candomble in Brazil -- Cuban and Cuban American santeria -- Revival Zion in Jamaica -- The Black Church in the United States -- Working the spirit.
Summary
Murphy explores the contemporary practice, African heritage, and history in the Americas of five traditions ; Candomblé, Santería, Revival Zion, Vodou, and the Black church in the United States.