Various "doctoring" spiritual traditions also exist such as Obeah and Hoodoo which focus on spiritual health.[1] African religious traditions in the Americas can vary. They can have non-prominent African roots or can be almost wholly African in nature, such as religions like Trinidad Orisha.[2]
African diaspora religions in the present
The nature and composition of the African diaspora have undergone significant changes over time: from the forced migration of African captives of the Old and New Worlds to the voluntary emigration of free, skilled Africans in search of political asylum or economic opportunities; from a diaspora with little contact with the point of origin (Africa) to one that maintains active contact with the mother continent; all culminating in the birth of a unique African who straddles continents, worlds and cultures.[citation needed]
Defining diasporas
There are several conceptual difficulties in defining the African diaspora—indeed, in defining the term diaspora. Contemporary theorizations of the term diaspora tend to be preoccupied with problematizing the relationship between diaspora and nation and the dualities or multiplicities of diasporic identity or subjectivity; they are inclined to be condemnatory or celebratory of transnational mobility and hybridity. In many cases, the term diaspora is used in a fuzzy, ahistorical and uncritical manner in which all manner of movements and migrations between countries and even within countries are included and no adequate attention is paid to the historical conditions and experiences that produce diasporic communities and consciousness—how dispersed populations become self-conscious diaspora communities.[3]
^Eltis, David; Richardson, David (1997). Routes to slavery: direction, ethnicity, and mortality in the transatlantic slave trade. Routledge. p. 88. ISBN0-7146-4820-5.
^Houk, James (1995). Spirits, Blood, and Drums: The Orisha Religion in Trinidad. Temple University Press. ISBN1566393507.
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African diaspora religions are a number of related beliefs that developed in the Americas in various nations of the Caribbean Latin America and the Southern United States They derive from traditional African religions with some influence from other religious traditions notably Christianity and Islam Example of Louisiana Voodoo altar inside a temple in New Orleans Contents 1 Characteristics 2 African diaspora religions in the present 3 Defining diasporas 4 List of religions and spiritual traditions 4 1 Brazil 4 2 Belize 4 3 Colombia 4 4 Cuba 4 5 Curacao 4 6 Dominican Republic 4 7 Grenada 4 8 Guatemala Garifuna 4 9 Guyana 4 10 Haiti 4 11 Honduras 4 12 Nicaragua 4 13 Jamaica 4 14 Puerto Rico 4 15 Saint Lucia 4 16 Suriname 4 17 The Bahamas 4 18 Trinidad and Tobago 4 19 United States 4 20 Venezuela 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCharacteristics EditAfro American religions involve ancestor veneration and include a creator deity along with a pantheon of divine spirits such as the Orisha Loa Vodun Nkisi and Alusi among others In addition to the religious syncretism of these various African traditions many also incorporate elements of Folk Catholicism including folk saints and other forms of Folk religion Native American religion Spiritism Spiritualism Shamanism sometimes including the use of Entheogens and European folklore Various doctoring spiritual traditions also exist such as Obeah and Hoodoo which focus on spiritual health 1 African religious traditions in the Americas can vary They can have non prominent African roots or can be almost wholly African in nature such as religions like Trinidad Orisha 2 African diaspora religions in the present EditThe nature and composition of the African diaspora have undergone significant changes over time from the forced migration of African captives of the Old and New Worlds to the voluntary emigration of free skilled Africans in search of political asylum or economic opportunities from a diaspora with little contact with the point of origin Africa to one that maintains active contact with the mother continent all culminating in the birth of a unique African who straddles continents worlds and cultures citation needed Defining diasporas EditThere are several conceptual difficulties in defining the African diaspora indeed in defining the term diaspora Contemporary theorizations of the term diaspora tend to be preoccupied with problematizing the relationship between diaspora and nation and the dualities or multiplicities of diasporic identity or subjectivity they are inclined to be condemnatory or celebratory of transnational mobility and hybridity In many cases the term diaspora is used in a fuzzy ahistorical and uncritical manner in which all manner of movements and migrations between countries and even within countries are included and no adequate attention is paid to the historical conditions and experiences that produce diasporic communities and consciousness how dispersed populations become self conscious diaspora communities 3 List of religions and spiritual traditions EditBrazil Edit Batuque Candomble Candomble Bantu Candomble Jeje Candomble Ketu Catimbo pt Macumba Quimbanda Santo Daime Tambor de Mina Umbanda Xango de Recife pt Belize Edit Dugu Obeah Colombia Edit Colombian Yuyu Lumbalu 1 Cuba Edit Abakua Arara religion Cuban Vodu Palo SanteriaCuracao Edit MontamentuDominican Republic Edit Dominican VuduGrenada Edit Big Drum Dance Gwa Tambu Guatemala Garifuna Edit DuguGuyana Edit Comfa ObeahHaiti Edit Haitian VodouHonduras Edit DuguNicaragua Edit DuguJamaica Edit Convince Jamaican Maroon religion Kromanti dance Kumina Myal Obeah Rastafari Bobo Ashanti Nyabinghi Twelve Tribes of IsraelPuerto Rico Edit Sanse EspiritismoSaint Lucia Edit KeleSuriname Edit WintiThe Bahamas Edit Obeah Haitian Vodou RastafariTrinidad and Tobago Edit Spiritual Baptist Trinidad Orisha Obeah Rastafari Vodonu Rada Dahomean Religion in Trinidad United States Edit See also Black church and Religion of black Americans Hoodoo Gullah Voodoo Lowcountry Voodoo Louisiana VoodooVenezuela Edit Maria Lionza Venezuelan YuyuSee also Edit Traditional African religion portalBlack theology Ring shout Traditional African religionsReferences Edit Eltis David Richardson David 1997 Routes to slavery direction ethnicity and mortality in the transatlantic slave trade Routledge p 88 ISBN 0 7146 4820 5 Houk James 1995 Spirits Blood and Drums The Orisha Religion in Trinidad Temple University Press ISBN 1566393507 African Diaspora Encyclopedia com www encyclopedia com Retrieved 2020 11 04 External links EditRoots and Rooted Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title African diaspora religions amp oldid 1132293722, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
