DR. BETTINA SCHMIDT ON AFRO-CARRIBEAN RELIGIONS AND SPIRIT RITUALS

Dr. Bettina Schmidt is senior lecturer in the study of religions at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. She holds a PhD in anthropology, and an MA in Anthropology and Religious Studies. Currently she serves as Honorary Secretary of the British Association for the Study of Religions, and sits on the editorial board of Diskus, the association’s journal.  A prolific writer and editor, her areas of expertise include Afro-Caribbean religions, spirit rituals, the anthropology of violence and conflict, the presence of St. Patrick in Haitian vodou, and much more.  For more information, visit http://www.godspeedinstitute.com/