Vodú Chic: Haitian Religion and the Folkloric Imaginary in Socialist Cuba

During the first three decades of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of Haitian agricultural laborers arrived in Cuba seeking employment in the expanding sugar industry. Historically, Haitian cane cutters were marginal and occupied the lowest socio-economic status in Cuban society. Until r...

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Main Author: Grete Viddal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 2012-12-01
Series:NWIG
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Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/8543