African Vodun
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Vodun
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Author : Monique Joiner Siedlak
language : en
Publisher: Oshun Publications, LLC
Release Date : 2021-05-14
Vodun written by Monique Joiner Siedlak and has been published by Oshun Publications, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-14 with Religion categories.
Understanding West African Vodun begins with knowledge. West African Vodun explores and explains this often-misunderstood religion. It invites readers to open their eyes and their minds to what Vodun is, where and why began, and how it’s practiced. You may think you know everything you need to know because you’ve seen Hollywood’s interpretation of these spiritual practices, but this book proves those theories, misconceptions, artistic licenses, and theories wrong. Inside, you’ll discover: Vodun’s early days and how it plays a pivotal role in how it’s practiced now How and why it’s been mis-characterized How to practice it properly Who the deities are and why they’re honored Who the Priestesses are and why they are held to such esteem And more! Finally learn how Vodun, Hindu, Shango, Jesus and the Buddha are far more alike than you may think and understand what role slavery and slaves play in this religion and why it should matter to you.
African Vodun
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Author : Suzanne Preston Blier
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1995-03-15
African Vodun written by Suzanne Preston Blier and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-15 with Art categories.
Throughout, Blier pushes African art history to a new height of cultural awareness that recognizes the complexity of traditional African societies as it acknowledges the role of social power in shaping aesthetics and meaning generally.
African Science
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Author : Douglas J. Falen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-11-27
African Science written by Douglas J. Falen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-27 with Religion categories.
A sensitive investigation into Benin's occult world, in which magic, science, and the Vodun religion converge into a single universal force. Falen demonstrates how a deep engagement with another lived reality opens our minds and contributes to understanding across cultural difference.
Vodun In Coastal B Nin
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Author : Dana Rush
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press (TN)
Release Date : 2013
Vodun In Coastal B Nin written by Dana Rush and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press (TN) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Art categories.
"Introduces audiences to the arts and aesthetics of Vodun, a religious system whose existence is misunderstood, if known at all. Presents fieldwork in West Africa and comparative work in Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti. Sheds light on abstract to concrete dimensions of Vodun"--Provided by publisher.
Vodou In The Haitian Experience
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Author : Celucien L. Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2016-05-05
Vodou In The Haitian Experience written by Celucien L. Joseph and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
One glaring lacuna in studies of Haitian Vodou is the scarcity of works exploring the connection between the religion and its main roots, traditional Yoruba religion. Discussions of Vodou very often seem to present the religion in vacuo, as a sui generis phenomenon that arose in Saint-Domingue and evolved in Haiti, with no antecedents. What is sorely needed then is more comparative studies of Haitian Vodou that would examine its connections to traditional Yoruba religion and thus illuminate certain aspects of its mythology, belief system, practices, and rituals. This book seeks to bridge these gaps. Vodou in the Haitian Experience studies comparatively the connections and relationships between Vodou and African traditional religions such as Yoruba religion and Egyptian religion. Such studies might enhance our understanding of the religion, and the connections between Africa and its Diaspora through shared religious patterns and practices. The general reader should be mindful of the transnational and transcultural perspectives of Vodou, as well as the cultural, socio-economic, and political context which gave birth to different visions and ideas of Vodou. The chapters in this collection tell a story about the dynamics of the Vodou faith and the rich ways Vodou has molded the Haitian narrative and psyche. The contributors of this book examine this constructed narrative from a multicultural voice that engages critically the discipline of ethnomusicology, drama, performance, art, anthropology, ethnography, economics, literature, intellectual history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, religion, and theology. Vodou is also studied from multiple theoretical approaches including queer, feminist theory, critical race theory, Marxism, postcolonial criticism, postmodernism, and psychoanalysis.
Asen Ancestors And Vodun
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Author : Edna G. Bay
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2008
Asen Ancestors And Vodun written by Edna G. Bay and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Altars, Fon categories.
A social and iconographic history of a West African sculptural form
A Transatlantic History Of Haitian Vodou
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Author : Benjamin Hebblethwaite
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2021-09-30
A Transatlantic History Of Haitian Vodou written by Benjamin Hebblethwaite and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with Social Science categories.
Connecting four centuries of political, social, and religious history with fieldwork and language documentation, A Transatlantic History of Haitian Vodou analyzes Haitian Vodou’s African origins, transmission to Saint-Domingue, and promulgation through song in contemporary Haiti. Split into two sections, the African chapters focus on history, economics, and culture in Dahomey, Allada, and Hueda while scrutinizing the role of Europeans in fomenting tensions. The political, military, and slave trading histories of the kingdoms in the Bight of Benin reveal the circumstances of enslavement, including the geographies, ethnicities, languages, and cultures of enslavers and enslaved. The study of the spirits, rituals, structure, and music of the region’s religions sheds light on important sources for Haitian Vodou. Having royal, public, and private expressions, Vodun spirit-based traditions served as cultural systems that supported or contested power and enslavement. At once suppliers and victims of the European slave trade, the people of Dahomey, Allada, and Hueda deeply shaped the emergence of Haiti’s creolized culture. The Haitian chapters focus on Vodou’s Rada Rite (from Allada) and Gede Rite (from Abomey) through the songs of Rasin Figuier’s Vodou Lakay and Rasin Bwa Kayiman’s Guede, legendary rasin compact discs released on Jean Altidor’s Miami label, Mass Konpa Records. All the Vodou songs on the discs are analyzed with a method dubbed “Vodou hermeneutics” that harnesses history, religious studies, linguistics, literary criticism, and ethnomusicology in order to advance a scholarly approach to Vodou songs.
Mark Of Voodoo
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Author : Sharon Caulder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Mark Of Voodoo written by Sharon Caulder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Vodou categories.
Caulder writes of the links between her heritage, her spirituality and the practices of Voodoo and Shamanism. color photos.
Thy Name Is Vodun
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Author : Mamiwata Priestess
language : en
Publisher: Behumbeza Foundation
Release Date : 2017-08-07
Thy Name Is Vodun written by Mamiwata Priestess and has been published by Behumbeza Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-07 with Religion categories.
A collection of essays discussing various topics in African Vodun written by the diasporan born Mami Wata Priestess an African initiate in the pantheon of the African Mami. Wata.
Vodun
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Author : Timothy R. Landry
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2018-11-20
Vodun written by Timothy R. Landry and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-20 with Social Science categories.
Tourists to Ouidah, a city on the coast of the Republic of Bénin, in West Africa, typically visit a few well-known sites of significance to the Vodún religion—the Python Temple, where Dangbé, the python spirit, is worshipped, and King Kpasse's sacred forest, which is the seat of the Vodún deity known as Lokò. However, other, less familiar places, such as the palace of the so-called supreme chief of Vodún in Bénin, are also rising in popularity as tourists become increasingly adventurous and as more Vodún priests and temples make themselves available to foreigners in the hopes of earning extra money. Timothy R. Landry examines the connections between local Vodún priests and spiritual seekers who travel to Bénin—some for the snapshot, others for full-fledged initiation into the religion. He argues that the ways in which the Vodún priests and tourists negotiate the transfer of confidential, sacred knowledge create its value. The more secrecy that surrounds Vodún ritual practice and material culture, the more authentic, coveted, and, consequently, expensive that knowledge becomes. Landry writes as anthropologist and initiate, having participated in hundreds of Vodún ceremonies, rituals, and festivals. Examining the role of money, the incarnation of deities, the limits of adaptation for the transnational community, and the belief in spirits, sorcery, and witchcraft, Vodún ponders the ethical implications of producing and consuming culture by local and international agents. Highlighting the ways in which racialization, power, and the legacy of colonialism affect the procurement and transmission of secret knowledge in West Africa and beyond, Landry demonstrates how, paradoxically, secrecy is critically important to Vodún's global expansion.