New Book— “Afroindigenization: A Theory of Grassroots Cultural Practice” – Repeating Islands

Coming out this month is Catherine John’s Afroindigenization: A Theory of Grassroots Cultural Practice (Duke University Press, 2026). Dianne M. Stewart (Emory University) writes, “Afroindigenzation is a transdisciplinary study by a senior scholar that demonstrates with originality, finesse, and power African spiritual modes of habitation, survival, and thriving among African descendants past and present across the Americas and the Caribbean. Catherine John’s skill at elaborating a new theory of African diaspora religiosity, spirituality, and cultural production/performance is truly exceptional.” See description, table of contents, and author…