Book of Donmon Teith

The contributors to Passages and Afterworlds explore death and its rituals across the Caribbean, drawing on ethnographic theories shaped by a deep understanding

The construction of the Panama Canal is typically viewed as a marvel of American ingenuity. What is less visible, and less understood, is the project’s depend

A personal and historical account of the particular place of death and funerals in African American life.

Exploring the subject through many different theoretical frameworks and epistemological traditions, this book confronts the history of Haiti's three major pract