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Governing Spirits: Religion, Miracles, and Spectacles in Cuba and Puerto Rico, 1898-1956
Reinaldo L. Roman
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Paperback. Explores the changing relationship between regulators and practitioners in neocolonial Cuba and Puerto Rico. Examining seven episodes between 1898 and the Cuban Revolution when the public demanded official actions against "misbelief," the author finds that when outbreaks of superstition were debated, matters of citizenship were usually at stake. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KJP; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HRAM9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Freedom of religion did not come easily to Cuba or Puerto Rico. Only after the arrival of American troops during the Spanish-American War were non-Catholics permitted to practice their religions openly and to proselytize. When government efforts to ensure freedom of worship began, reformers on both islands rejoiced, believing that an era of regeneration and modernization was upon them. But as new laws went into effect, critics voiced their dismay at the rise of popular religions. Reinaldo L. Roman explores the changing relationship between regulators and practitioners in neocolonial Cuba and Puerto Rico. Spiritism, Santeria, and other African-derived traditions were ... Read more
Freedom of religion did not come easily to Cuba or Puerto Rico. Only after the arrival of American troops during the Spanish-American War were non-Catholics permitted to practice their religions openly and to proselytize. When government efforts to ensure freedom of worship began, reformers on both islands rejoiced, believing that an era of regeneration and modernization was upon them. But as new laws went into effect, critics voiced their dismay at the rise of popular religions. Reinaldo L. Roman explores the changing relationship between regulators and practitioners in neocolonial Cuba and Puerto Rico. Spiritism, Santeria, and other African-derived traditions were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807858363
SKU
V9780807858363
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About Reinaldo L. Roman
REINALDO L. ROMAN is assistant professor of history at the University of Georgia.
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