{"product_id":"crossing-the-water-and-keeping-the-faith-3","title":"Crossing the Water and Keeping the Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the late 1970s and early 1980s,\u003cbr\u003e\nsignificant numbers of Haitian immigrants began to arrive and settle in Miami.\u003cbr\u003e\nOvercoming some of the most foreboding obstacles ever to face immigrants in\u003cbr\u003e\nAmerica, they, their children, and now their grandchildren, as well as more\u003cbr\u003e\nrecently arriving immigrants from Haiti, have diversified socioeconomically.\u003cbr\u003e\nTogether, they have made South Florida home to the largest population of\u003cbr\u003e\nnative-born Haitians and diasporic Haitians outside of the Caribbean and one of\u003cbr\u003e\nthe most significant Caribbean immigrant communities in the world. Religion has\u003cbr\u003e\nplayed a central role in making all of this happen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCrossing the Water and Keeping the Faith is a historical and\u003cbr\u003e\nethnographic study of Haitian religion in immigrant communities, based on\u003cbr\u003e\nfieldwork in both Miami and Haiti, as well as extensive archival research.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhere many studies of Haitian religion limit themselves to one faith, Rey and\u003cbr\u003e\nStepick explore Catholicism, Protestantism, and Vodou in conversation with one\u003cbr\u003e\nanother, suggesting that despite the differences between these practices, the\u003cbr\u003e\nthree faiths ultimately create a sense of unity, fulfillment, and self-worth in\u003cbr\u003e\nHaitian communities. This meticulously researched and vibrantly written book\u003cbr\u003e\ncontributes to the growing body of literature on religion among new immigrants,\u003cbr\u003e\nas well as providing a rich exploration of Haitian faith communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Terry Rey, Alex Stepick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43573542027446,"sku":"9781479802678","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781479802678.jpg?v=1712138820","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/crossing-the-water-and-keeping-the-faith-3","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}