Description
Book SynopsisHaitian scholars and practitioners examine the intersections of Vodou and Haitian society
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction Patrick Bellegarde-Smith and Claudine Michel
1. Vodun and Social Transformation in the African Diasporic Experience: The Concept of Personhood in Haitian Vodun Religion Guérin C. Montilus
2. Shadow-Matter Universes in Haitian and Dagara Ontologies: A Comparative Study Réginald O. Crosley
3. Broken Mirrors: Mythos, Memories, and National History Patrick Bellegarde-Smith
4. Of Worlds Seen and Unseen: The Educational Character of Haitian Vodou Claudine Michel
5. Vodun, Music, and Society in Haiti: Affirmation and Identity Gerdès Fleurant
6. Vodoun, Peasant Songs, and Political Organizing Rénald Clérismé
7. From the Horses' Mouths: Women's Words/Women's Worlds Claudine Michel, Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, and Marlène Racine-Toussaint
8. Rainbow over Water: Art, Vodou Aestheticism, and Philosophy Marc A. Christophe
9. A Reading of the Marasa Concept in Lilas Desquiron's Les Chemins de Loco-Miroir Florence Bellande-Robertson
10. Herbs and Energy: The Holistic Medical System of the Haitian People Max-G. Beauvoir
Conclusion Patrick Bellegarde-Smith and Claudine Michel
Appendix: Table of Haitian Lwa
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
