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Use these select subject headings to focus your catalog search and to browse to find related titles. Our catalog uses Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), which may or may not reflect the current preferred language. Some subject headings may reflect the biases and perspectives of the people categorizing the books.

• Gender Identity - Caribbean
• Caribbean Area - Gender Identity
• Sex - Caribbean (for Sexuality)
• Caribbean Area (for general topics on the Caribbean, browse for more exact subjects)
• Caribbean Area - Religion
• Sexual Minorities - Caribbean Area
• Masculinity - Caribbean Area
• Women - Caribbean Area
• Afro-Caribbean Cults
• Africa - Religion
• African Diaspora Religions - Caribbean
• African Diaspora Religions
• Orisha
• Religion - Creole
• Vodou
• Santeria
• Cuban Santeria
• Ifa (religion)

"Case Main" 2nd floor: 

• BL 2490: Survival of African religions in America, Vodou
• BL 2532: Religious movements of the West Indies and Caribbean area, Ifa, Obeah, Santeria, Rastafari movement
• BL 2565: Afro-Caribbean religions
• BL 2590.B7: Afro-Brazilian religions
• BL 2592: South American African-derived religions, Candomblé

"Case Main" 4th Floor: 

• NK 1678.C38: Fine arts, Candomblé