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2025-12-09
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https://doi.org/10.34944/38kg-8742
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Temple religion professor Terry Rey and Alex Stepick, director of the Immigration and Ethnicity Institute at Florida International University, have produced a history and ethnography of Haitian religion in Miami. By surveying the religious institutions in Miami’s Little Haiti and surrounding areas, interviewing community members, and investigating the primary and secondary literatures, Rey and Stepick explain what happened to Haitian religion when it “crossed the water” to the shores of Florida. They describe Notre Dame de Haiti Catholic Church, the epicenter of support for Haitian immigrants, the shrines in and around Miami that Haitians visit for spiritual sustainance, and the annual festivals that bring the Haitian community together in celebration. Protestant churches small and large, both storefront operations and established denominations, have filled in around Notre Dame de Haiti, along with the less prevalent Vodou botanicas, to create a religious marketplace for Haitian Americans in search of salvation goods. Unlike the Africans who originally came to Saint Domingue, Miami’s Haitian residents stay in frequent contact with their place of birth, through modern communications and transportation technologies. Fred Rowland spoke with Terry Rey and recorded this interview on January 13, 2014.
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Rowland, F. (2025). Terry Rey: Crossing the River and Keeping the Faith [Audio interview]. TUScholarShare. https://doi.org/10.34944/38kg-8742.
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Rey, T., & Stepick, A. (2013). Crossing the water and keeping the faith: Haitian religion in Miami. New York University Press.
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