Haitian Vodou Spirit Myth and Reality
by Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth, and Reality
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Description
Haitian Vodou breaks away from European and American heuristic models for understanding a religio-philosophical system such as Vodou in order to form new approaches with an African ethos. The contributors to this volume, all Haitians, examine the potentially radical and transformative possibilities of the religious and philosophical ideologies of Vodou and locate its foundations more clearly within an African heritage. Essays examine Vodou's roles in organizing rural resistance; forming political values for the transformation of Haiti; teaching social norms, values, and standards; influencing Haitian culture through art and music; merging science with philosophy, both theoretically and in the healing arts; and forming the Haitian "manbo," or priest.
Product Details
- Indiana University Press Brand
- Dec 7, 2006 Pub Date:
- 9780253218537 ISBN-13:
- 0253218535 ISBN-10:
- 192.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.22 in * 0.57 in * 6.34 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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