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Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture
Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: C. Michel
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-11-27 - Publisher: Springer

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This collection introduces readers to the history and practice of the Vodou religion, and corrects many misconceptions. The book focuses specifically on the rol
Haitian Vodou
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Patrick Bellegarde-Smith
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher:

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Haitian Vodou breaks away from European and American heuristic models for understanding a religio-philosophical system such as Vodou in order to form new approa
The Spirits and the Law
Language: en
Pages: 446
Authors: Kate Ramsey
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-07 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Vodou has often served as a scapegoat for Haiti’s problems, from political upheavals to natural disasters. This tradition of scapegoating stretches back to th
Haitian Vodou
Language: en
Pages: 132
Authors: Mambo Chita Tann
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-02-08 - Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

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Haitian Vodou is a fascinating spiritual tradition rich with ceremonies and magic, songs and prayers, dances and fellowship. Yet outside of Haiti, next to no on
Vodou in Haitian Memory
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Celucien L. Joseph
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-12 - Publisher: Lexington Books

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Throughout Haitian history—from 17th century colonial Saint-Domingue to 21st century postcolonial Haiti—arguably, the Afro-Haitian religion of Vodou has bee