Ethnic distance and religious convergence: Shango, spiritual baptist, and Kali Mai traditions in Trinidad

Social Compass

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-263

  Vertovec, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032399956     PISSN: 00377686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003776898045002004     Document Type: Article

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