Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture: Invisible Powers (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781403971616)

This book introduces readers to the practice of Vodou and helps deconstruct and destroy stereotypes which have survived for hundreds of years. The authors in the collection--from Karen McCarthy Brown to Gerdes Fleurant to Leslie Desmangles--are leading scholars in the rapidly growing field of Vodou Studies. Tackling a wide range of Vodou practices and images, the essays within work to introduce readers to the history and practice of this religion, and to correct the fiction of Vodou which has been circulating as fact. The book focuses specifically on the role Vodou plays in Haiti, the country in which it has its strongest following, examining the influence it has on spiritual beliefs, cultural practices, national identity, popular culture, writing and art. By looking in detail at the beliefs and practices in one country, the reader will begin to understand this unique religion and the multiple domains in which it operates.

Author: C. Michel
ISBN-10: 1403971617
ISBN-13: 9781403971616
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 11/27/2006
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.58h x 6.12w x 0.75d