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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ezra E.H. GriffithPublisher: University of the West Indies Press Imprint: University of the West Indies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9789766402433ISBN 10: 9766402434 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 30 October 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book is a detailed study of the Spiritual Baptist tradition in Barbados and its development under the leadership of Patriarch Granville Williams. Using a multidisciplinary approach drawing on historical, anthropological and sociological perspectives and an ethnographic research methodology, the author has crafted a detailed account of the emergence of the traditions from its Trinidadian roots to its specifically Barbadian context. - Carol B. Duncan, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Religion and Culture, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Author InformationEzra E.H. Griffith is Deputy Chairman for Clinical Affairs, Department of Psychiatry, and Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Department of African-American Studies, Yale University. He has broad consultation experience in mental health service systems and has published extensively in the areas of cultural and forensic psychiatry. A former president of the Connecticut Psychiatric Society, Dr Griffith chairs that society's Ethics Committee, as well as the Ethics Committee of the Connecticut Mental Health Center. He has had a sustained interest in psychiatry and religion for many years. He has been a student of the Barbados Spiritual Baptist Church for over two decades and has published several papers on that faith group and other religious matters. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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