Objects that speak Creole: juxtapositions of shrine devotions at botánicas in Washington, DC

Devotional objects from diverse sources are arranged in beautiful and efficacious ways at local botánicas, retail stores that sell spiritual goods to a Latino-based, but increasingly diverse clientele. A two-year study of eighteen botánicas in Washington, DC, reveals a complex layering of spiritual...

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Main Author: Murphy, Joseph M. 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2010]
In: Material religion
Year: 2010, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-108
Further subjects:B Latinos in the United States
B Folk Religion
B creolization
B botánica
B Santeria
B Syncretism
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