Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-285) and index.

Part I. Living and dying in the African-Portuguese diaspora -- Demog raphy, distribution, and diasporic streams -- Kinship, family, and hous ehold formation -- Disease, mortality, and master power -- Part II. Afr ican religious responses -- Catholic vs. "other" in the world of believ ers -- Theory and praxis in the study of African religions -- African d ivination in the diaspora -- Calundus, curing, and medicine in the colo nial world -- Witchcraft, ritual, and resistance in the African-Portugu ese diaspora -- Part III. Africans and the Catholic Church -- African C atholicism in the Portuguese world -- The impacts of African religious beliefs on Brazilian Catholicism.