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Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. What Is Diasporic Religion? 30 2. “These Sons of Freedom”: Black Caribs across Three Diasporic Horizons 60 3. Shamans at Work in the Villages 99 4. Shamans at Work in New York 125 5. Ritual in the Homeland; Or, Making the Land “Home” in Ritual 146 6. Ritual in the Bronx 186 7. Finding Africa in New York 205 Conclusion 227 Appendix. Trajectory of a Moving Object, the Caldero 247 Notes 251 Glossary 287 Bibliography 291 Index 319 ...

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