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A fascinating exploration of the historical dynamics. . . . Thoroughly researched and skillfully presented. A first-rate contribution. <br>- Journal of American History

Roman has set a new standard for historical research on Caribbean religions.--New West Indian Guide More than being merely an absorbing case study, Governing Spirits is methodologically useful for students of different temporal and geographic focuses.--Canadian Journal of History Eloquent and engaging. . . . Roman's carefully construed compilations of historical material are fascinating reading.--CENTRO Journal Offers us an insightful comprehension of the governance of moral bodies and consumption of spiritual forces in a context of capitalist expansion.--Caribbean Studies The true contribution of this fine historical project lies in the careful detail through which Roman tells . . . how various institutions and actors coconstructed religious miracles and spectacles as they worked out what religious modernity would look like.--American Ethnologist This is a fine book, well written and carefully researched. --American Historical Review An instrumental text for investigating the history of Caribbean derived religions.--Religious Studies Review A much-needed study of the Puerto Rican and Cuban governments' control of superstition in the first half of the twentieth century. . . . An excellent historical account of the interplay between religion, politics, and public discourse in early twentieth-century Cuba and Puerto Rico.--Journal of Law and Religion A fascinating exploration of the historical dynamics. . . . Thoroughly researched and skillfully presented . . . first-rate contribution.--The Journal of American History Recommended.--Choice

More than being merely an absorbing case study, Governing Spirits is methodologically useful for students of different temporal and geographic focuses.--Canadian Journal of History Recommended.--Choice This is a fine book, well written and carefully researched. --American Historical Review Roman has set a new standard for historical research on Caribbean religions.--New West Indian Guide Eloquent and engaging. . . . Roman's carefully construed compilations of historical material are fascinating reading.--CENTRO Journal Offers us an insightful comprehension of the governance of moral bodies and consumption of spiritual forces in a context of capitalist expansion.--Caribbean Studies The true contribution of this fine historical project lies in the careful detail through which Roman tells . . . how various institutions and actors coconstructed religious miracles and spectacles as they worked out what religious modernity would look like.--American Ethnologist An instrumental text for investigating the history of Caribbean derived religions.--Religious Studies Review A much-needed study of the Puerto Rican and Cuban governments' control of superstition in the first half of the twentieth century. . . . An excellent historical account of the interplay between religion, politics, and public discourse in early twentieth-century Cuba and Puerto Rico.--Journal of Law and Religion A fascinating exploration of the historical dynamics. . . . Thoroughly researched and skillfully presented . . . first-rate contribution.--The Journal of American History

A fascinating exploration of the historical dynamics. . . . Thoroughly researched and skillfully presented. A first-rate contribution. <br> a Journal of American History

This is a fine book, well written and carefully researched. <br>- American Historical Review

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REINALDO L. ROMAN is assistant professor of history at the University of Georgia.

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