Black Puerto Rican Identity and Religious Experience |
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| Author:
| Hernández Hiraldo, Samiri |
| Series title: | New Directions in Puerto Rican Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-6025-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Loíza is a Puerto Rican town known for best representing the African traditions. Many Loíza residents strongly identify themselves in religious terms, strategically managing their identities through a spiritual prism that effectively helps them cope with and transform their difficult reality. Based on twelve months of fieldwork, this study shows how believers experience their religion in its various dimensions.
Loíza is a Puerto Rican town known for best representing the African traditions. Many Loíza residents strongly identify themselves in religious terms, strategically managing their identities through a spiritual prism that effectively helps them cope with and transform their difficult reality. Based on twelve months of fieldwork, this study shows how believers experience their religion in its various dimensions.