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Pathology and Identity: The Work of Mother Earth in Trinidad - Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Littlewood, Roland (University College London)
Pathology and Identity: The Work of Mother Earth in Trinidad - Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Littlewood, Roland (University College London)
The Earth People draw on West African traditions and assert the particular power of female creativity. Their leader is Mother Earth, whose faith emerged following a cerebral disease. This 1993 account of a new West Indian religion examines how social patterns may emerge from radical personal experiences.
352 pages, 12 b/w illus. 1 colour illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 27, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521026154 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 26 mm · 526 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Fortes, Meyer |
| Series Editor | Goody, Jack |
| Series Editor | Leach, Edmund |
| Series Editor | Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja |