The Somatics of Syncretism: Tying Body and Soul in Haitian Religion

Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-403

  Rey, Terry ^a   Richman, Karen ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Catholicism; Catholicisme; embodiment; Haiti; Ha ti; incarnation; Kongo; religious rituals; rites religieux; Syncretism; Syncr tisme; Vodou

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650979817     PISSN: 00084298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0008429810373321     Document Type: Article

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