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Book SynopsisReligion is fundamental to contemporary Puerto Rican society. The first synthesis of the religious history of the island, Communities of the Soul explores religion in Puerto Rico and the beliefs, practices, and religious diversity of its past and present – from the cosmology of the indigenous Taíno to Afro-Caribbean and colonial influences.
Trade Review"Communities of the Soul provides a good digest of a complicated history. It will enrich the growing awareness of Puerto Rico's challenges to presumptions of the world's moral order. José Igartua offers insightful reflection on an important subject." Reverend Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo, Fordham University
“Communities of the Soul is a spirited portrait in broad strokes of the historical and contemporary landscape of religion in a small country that has fascinated scholars in the social sciences and the humanities, including those who study religion. Igartua … succeeds in crafting a highly readable, useful, and insightful chronicle of how Puerto Rican popular religiosity emerged from a hodgepodge of Indigenous, Spanish, African, US, and other sources.” *University of Toronto Quarterly *
