Caribbean Papers

Simpson, George Eaton, Caribbean Papers, Cuernavaca: Centro Intercultural de Documentación, 1970.

George Eaton Simpson (1904-1998) was trained in sociology and anthropology at Coe College (A.B., 1926), the University of Missouri (A.M., 1927), and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., 1934). He taught at the State Teachers College at Superior, Wisconsin (1927-1928), Temple University (1928-1934), Pennsylvania State University (1934-1947), and Oberlin College (1947-1971). He has also had temporary or visiting appointments at West Virginia State University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and the college at Kingston, Jamaica. Simpson's research has largely focused on the religions of the Caribbean, including vodun in the Plaisance, Haiti, area; Rastafarianism and revivalism of the Kingston, Jamaica, area; and the Shango Cult and Spiritual Baptists (Shouters) of the Port of Spain, Trinidad, area. He has also studied medicine and religion of the Yoruba of the Ibadan, Nigeria, area. In addition, Simpson is a specialist in race relations in the United States.