{"product_id":"island-possessed-katherine-dunham-9780226171135","title":"Island Possessed","description":"Just as surely as Haiti is \"possessed\" by the gods and spirits of vaudun (voodoo), the island \"possessed\" Katherine Dunham when she first went there in 1936 to study dance and ritual. In this book, Dunham reveals how her anthropological research, her work in dance, and her fascination for the people and cults of Haiti worked their spell, catapulting her into experiences that she was often lucky to survive. Here Dunham tells how the island came to be possessed by the demons of voodoo and other cults imported from various parts of Africa, as well as by the deep class divisions, particularly between blacks and mulattos, and the political hatred still very much in evidence today. Full of the flare and suspense of immersion in a strange and enchanting culture, \u003ci\u003eIsland Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e is also a pioneering work in the anthropology of dance and a fascinating document on Haitian politics and voodoo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Dunham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226171132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226171135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.26w x 1.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1994 pg. 220","brand":"Katherine Dunham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981506576639,"sku":"9780226171135","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba0d299b-1949-4c1d-bbc3-8462c7d976da.jpg?v=1683255984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/island-possessed-katherine-dunham-9780226171135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}