{"product_id":"my-soul-is-in-haiti-protestantism-in-the-haitian-diaspora-of-the-bahamas-paperback-softback-9781479841660","title":"My Soul Is in Haiti; Protestantism in the Haitian Diaspora of the Bahamas (Paperback \/ softback) 9781479841660","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMy Soul Is in Haiti\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProtestantism in the Haitian Diaspora of the Bahamas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBertin M. Louis, Jr. (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479841660\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Dr. Bertin M. Louis Jr. has just offered to the world of intelligentsia a remarkable book on the culture of Haitian Protestantism in the Haitian diaspora of the Bahamas. It is, without a doubt, a roadmap for cultural anthropology or ethnography designed for researchers with deep insights, students, and scholars to address religious issues, not only under the lens of inquiry, but with a profound thirst for social justice.\" (Ethnic and Racial Studies,Clarence St. Hilaire) \"My Soul is in Haitioffers much for us to seriously contemplate.\" (Black Theology) \"[F]or bringing Haitian Protestantism to our attentionand apparently to the attention of Bahamiansand for linking religion to class, race, and transnational variables, the project is a welcome addition to the literature on Latin and Caribbean Christianity.\" (Anthropology Review Database) \"A ground breaking study of the evangelical Protestant churches in the Haitian communities of the Bahamas, describing the ways in which these churches provide their congregations with a sense of national and transnational identity. Vital for students of diasporic and transnational studies, anthropologists, historians and sociologists of religion, this book is a comprehensive study likely to be the authoritative source on this topic for years to come.\" - Leslie G. Desmangles,Trinity College \"A ground-breaking study drawing on five years of transnational ethnographic research in the Bahamas, Haiti, and the United States. As a Haitian-American, Louis is cognizant of the subtleties of Haitian culture and the cultural differences between Haitians living in Haiti and Haitians living abroad. A major strength of this book is the authors keen recognition of the importance of boundary maintenance and his insights into native constructions of 'religion,' such as the distinction Haitians make between being Protestant (Pwotestan) and being Christian (Kretyen).\" - Stephen D. Glazier,University of Nebraska-Lincoln\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffers a greater understanding of the spread of Protestant Christianity, both regionally and globally, by studying local transformations in the Haitian diaspora of the Bahamas. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the Haitian diaspora, as in Haiti itself, the majority of\u003cbr\u003e Haitians have long practiced Catholicism or Vodou. However, Protestant forms of\u003cbr\u003e Christianity now flourish both in Haiti and beyond. In the Bahamas, where\u003cbr\u003e approximately one in five people are now Haitian-born or Haitian-descended,\u003cbr\u003e Protestantism has become the majority religion for immigrant Haitians.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In My Soul Is in Haiti, Bertin M. Louis, Jr. has\u003cbr\u003e combined multi-sited ethnographic research in the United States, Haiti, and the\u003cbr\u003e Bahamas with a transnational framework to analyze why Protestantism has\u003cbr\u003e appealed to the Haitian diaspora community in the Bahamas. The volume\u003cbr\u003e illustrates how devout Haitian Protestant migrants use their religious\u003cbr\u003e identities to ground themselves in a place that is hostile to them as migrants,\u003cbr\u003e and it also uncovers how their religious faith ties in to their belief in the\u003cbr\u003e need to \"save\" their homeland, as they re-imagine Haiti politically and morally\u003cbr\u003e as a Protestant Christian nation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This important look at transnational migration between\u003cbr\u003e second and third world countries shows how notions of nationalism among Haitian\u003cbr\u003e migrants in the Bahamas are filtered through their religious beliefs. By\u003cbr\u003e studying local transformations in the Haitian diaspora of the Bahamas, Louis\u003cbr\u003e offers a greater understanding of the spread of Protestant Christianity, both\u003cbr\u003e regionally and globally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591106982168,"sku":"9781479841660","price":22.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/my-soul-is-in-haiti-protestantism-in-the-haitian-diaspora-of-the-bahamas-paperback-softback-9781479841660","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}