Communities of the Soul : A Short History of Religion in Puerto Rico.

Cover -- Communities of the Soul -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Life and Religion among the Taíno -- 2 The Catholic Church in Spain, 16th-18th Centuries -- 3 The Catholic Church in Puerto Rico, 16th-18th Centuries -- 4 Religious Counter-Revolution in Puerto Rico, 19th Century -- 5 Challenges to Orthodoxy, 1870-1900 -- 6 American Dominion, 1898-1930 -- 7 Protestantism, 1898-1960 -- 8 The Catholic Church and the State, 1930-70 -- 9 Varieties of Monotheism: Protestants, Jews, and Muslims in the Late 20th Century -- 10 Non-Institutional Forms of Religious Practice in the Late 20th Century -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Religion is fundamental to contemporary Puerto Rican society. The first synthesis of the religious history of the island, Communities of the Soul explores religion in Puerto Rico and the beliefs, practices, and religious diversity of its past and present - from the cosmology of the indigenous Taíno to Afro-Caribbean and colonial influences.

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