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Tracing The Amerindian Influence On The Caribbean Diaspora’S Beliefs And Practices: A Study Of The African And Indigenous Caribbean Religious Encounter And Its Indelible Signs, Alejandro Casas Reyes

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It has been five hundred and twenty eight years since the Spanish colonial presence that occasioned the annihilation of the Amerindians of the Caribbean and portions of Latin America started. Yet, the Amerindian influence is still felt all over the Caribbean and Latin America. Identifying what these influences are and where they are found, however, are questions that have not been fully answered. Passing references have been made in many works to these influences, but there is no comprehensive study on the subject; especially in the Caribbean. In that the scant literature available on the subject matter offers very little …