What is the Library Catalog?
Library Catalog is the library's catalog for ALL of the 9 Vanderbilt Libraries.
You can use it to find:
- Books
- DVDs & Videos
- Periodical Titles ( but not individual articles)
- Reserve materials
- and more...
E-book Collections
- eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
- HathiTrust This link opens in a new window
- Ebook Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Find Books in Worldcat
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Search Tips in Library Catalog
1. Use AND to combine terms
santeria AND Cuba
2. Use OR for variant spellings vodou OR* voudou
3. Use * to truncate a word and return all variants (slave* for slave, slaves, slavery)
4. Use subject keywords indicated in each detailed catalog record such as::
African Americans Religion Blacks Latin America Religion
Slaves Religious life Blacks America Religion
Southern US Selected e-books
African-Atlantic Cultures and the South Carolina Lowcountry by ISBN: 9781107024090Publication Date: 2012The religious ideas and practices of African-descended communities in South Carolina (focused on Kongo).
Caribbean
Creole Religions of the CaribbeanISBN: 0814762271Publication Date: 2011Introduction to religions developed in the Caribbean region Discusses African religious and healing traditions including Vodou, Santería, Regla de Palo, the Abakuá Secret Society, and Obeah to Quimbois and Espiritismo.
Selected e-books on slavery and religion
Slave Religion by ISBN: 0195174127Publication Date: 2004A classic in the study of African American history and religion.
Worldview, the Orichas, and Santeria:Africa to Cuba and Beyond by ISBN: 081303020XPublication Date: 2007Development of Santeria and its structure in Cuba.
The Formation of Candomblé by ISBN: 1469610930Publication Date: 2013Traces the social and religious history of Candomble from Africa to Brazil.
