Communities of the Soul – A Short History of Religion in Puerto Rico Igartua

Communities of the SoulA Short History of Religion in Puerto Rico\nAuthor(s): Jos E. Igartua\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: McGill-Queen's University Press\nISBN-13: 9780228008408, 978-0228008408\nSynopsis\nReligion is fundamental to contemporary Puerto Rican society. From the cosmology of the Indigenous Tano, to the wide range of Judeo-Christian churches and sects, to the practitioners of spiritism, Afro-Caribbean religions, and witchcraft, religious practice in its many forms permeates the lives of most Puerto Ricans.\n Communities of the Soul illuminates the landscape and history of religion in Puerto Rico from the beliefs and practices of the Tano to the religious diversity of the present day. Throughout its history, religion in Puerto Rico has braided institutional forms and popular practices, yet has always been a community-based process made by the people. When the island was under Spanish colonial rule, the formal but weak pr.