lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender participation in African-inspired traditions in the Americas Conner, Randy P. creator Sparks, David Hatfield. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu 2004 monographic eng 1 online resource (xii, 390 pages) Creole spiritual traditions : a bird's-eye view -- Sexual and gender complexity in Yorùbáland? -- Other possible African influences -- Possible indigenous influences of the Western Hemisphere -- Lwa of Vodou -- Orishás of Yorùbá-diasporic spiritual traditions -- Spirits of Brazil -- Divine horses -- Masisi and Madivin -- Bigotry in the Vodou community -- A bridge of the spirits -- Adés, ekedes, and others -- Practitioners of Lucumí/Santería and related religions -- Drag queens, transgender persons, transsexuals -- Prohibitions and discrimination within Yorùbá-diasporic and allied communities -- Divination and interpretation -- Challenges and transformations -- Relationships and ceremonies of union -- HIV/AIDS, Afro ashé, and odô yá -- Notions of self in African-inspired spiritual traditions -- Practioners of Vodou -- Practitioners of Lucumí/Santería/Regla de Ocha, and other Cuban- and Puerto Rican-linked traditions -- Practitioners of Candomblé and other Brazilian traditions -- Practitioners of Orishá reverence, the Ifá tradition, and bridge-builders -- Literature -- Music -- Visual arts. Randy P. Conner ; with David Hatfield Sparks. Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-359) and index. nw----- Homosexuality Religious aspects Afro-Caribbean cults Afroamerikanischer Synkretismus Randgruppe Sexualität Amerika Afro-Caribbean cults Homosexuality Religious aspects BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism RELIGION / Comparative Religion BL65.H64 C67 2004eb 299/.6/08664 Conner, Randy P. (DLC) 2003011305 (OCoLC)52334867 9781317712817 (electronic bk.) 1317712811 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=756075 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003011305.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=756075 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003011305.html N$T 140414 20200709060120.0 ocn876592467 eng