Preface to the Second Edition (2011)

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword to the Second Edition (2011) ix
4. Preface to the First Edition (2003) xi
5. Preface to the Second Edition (2011) xiii
6. Preface to the Third Edition (2021) xv
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Historical Background 23
9. 2. The Orisha Tradition in Cuba: Santería/Regla de Ocha 37
10. 3. The Afro-Cuban Religious Traditions of Regla de Palo and the Abakuá Secret Society 101
11. 4. Haitian Vodou: Forging a Creole Religion in Haiti 130
12. 5. Obeah, Myal, and Quimbois 179
13. 6. Rastafari 211
14. 7. Espiritismo: Creole Spiritism in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States 236
15. Acknowledgments 295
16. Glossary 297
17. Notes 309
18. Bibliography 331
19. Index 353
20. About the Authors 371