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First-person accounts that show the expanding
demographics of African-descended religions

In this focused portrayal of global dispersal and spiritual
sojourning, Martin Tsang draws
together first-person accounts of the evolving Afro-Atlantic religious
landscape. Spirited Diasporas offers
a glimpse into the frequently misunderstood religions of Afro-Cuban Lukumí,
Haitian Vodou, and Brazilian Candomblé, adding to the growing research
on the transnational yet personal nature of African diasporic religions.

In these accounts, practitioners from many origins illustrate the work
and commitment they undertook to learn and become initiated in these traditions.
They reveal in the process a variety of experiences that are not often
documented. Their perspectives also show the
expanding contemporary demographics of African-descended religions, many of
whose members identify as LGBTQ or are part of other minoritized populations,
and they counter inaccurate and often racialized portrayals of these religions
as being anti-modern and geographically limited.

Through the voices of the professionals, scholars, and activists
gathered here, readers will appreciate the purpose and belonging to be found in
the far-reaching communities of these Latin American and Caribbean
spiritualities. As the seekers in these stories discover and come home to their
new religious families, Spirited Diasporas displays the relevance and
generative power of these traditions.
Contributors: Morgan M. Page
Michael Atwood Mason Eugenia Rainey Alex Bettencourt Solimar Otero
Yoshiaki Koshikawa Belia Mayeno Saavedra Sue Kucklick-Arencibia Ivor
Miller Terri-Dawn González Dr. Martin A. Tsang Giovanna Capponi Philippe
Charlier