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UNINA9910823984903321 |
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Titolo |
Vodou in Haitian life and culture : invisible powers / / edited by Claudine Michel and Patrick Bellegarde-Smith |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-349-53305-X |
0-312-37620-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MichelClaudine |
Bellegarde-SmithPatrick |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Voodooism |
Haiti Religious life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture -- Contents -- Invisible Powers: An Introduction -- Chapter 1 Afro-Caribbean Spirituality: A Haitian Case Study -- Chapter 2 Vodou in Haiti: Way of Life and Mode of Survival -- Chapter 3 African Interpretations of the Christian Cross in Vodou -- Chapter 4 The Song of Freedom: Vodou, Conscientization, and Popular Culture in Haiti -- Chapter 5 Yon Moso Twal Nan Bwa (A Piece of Cloth on Wood): The Drapo Vodou in Myths of Origin -- Chapter 6 "The Jew" in the Haitian Imagination: Pre-Modern Anti-Judaism in the Postmodern Caribbean -- Chapter 7 Resisting Freedom: Cultural Factors in Democracy-The Case for Haiti -- Chapter 8 The Haiti-New Orleans Vodou Connection: Zora Neale Hurston as Initiate-Observer -- Chapter 9 Water in Their Eyes, Dust on Their Land: Heat and Illness in a Haitian Town -- Chapter 10 How Houngans Use the Light from Distant Stars -- Chapter 11 Vodou in Haitian Literature -- Chapter 12 It's All for You, Sen Jak! -- Notes on Contributors -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An introduction to Vodou practices and beliefs, with a focus on Haiti. |
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