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Qui Parle

ISSN 1041-8385

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Nontranscendental Transnationalism

Qui Parle June 1, 2017 Rachel Haejin Lim

In the United States the Afro-Caribbean religion Santería summons images of witchcraft, animal sacrifice, and ritual possession, all enveloped in an exotic sheen. Santería, like other racialized religions and spiritual practices, is often neglected by the theological and theoretical engagements embedded in “world religions,” whose transnational appeal is attributed to their capacity for...