Creole mythologies of the Caribbean and diasporas

From Guadeloupe to Cuba, from Jamaica to Brazil, the African diasporas recreated their spiritual worlds in the crucible of the plantations. Yoruba, Kongo and Fon memories fused with creole life to create santería, candomblé, quimbanda, kumina and the rich bestiary of the French Antilles: the night-flying soukounyan, the dorlis, Manman Dlo. The entries below document them with sources.