Obeah, the God of Voodoo
Author : Ted G. Cooper
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 21,7 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Vodou
ISBN :
Author : Ted G. Cooper
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 21,7 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Vodou
ISBN :
Author : Zora Neale Hurston
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 25,47 MB
Release : 1939
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 15,37 MB
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814762573
A comprehensive introduction to the syncretic religions developed in the Caribbean region Creolization—the coming together of diverse beliefs and practices to form new beliefs and practices—is one of the most significant phenomena in Caribbean religious history. Brought together in the crucible of the sugar plantation, Caribbean peoples drew on the variants of Christianity brought by European colonizers, as well as on African religious and healing traditions and the remnants of Amerindian practices, to fashion new systems of belief. Creole Religions of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive introduction to the syncretic religions that have developed in the region. From Vodou, Santería, Regla de Palo, the Abakuá Secret Society, and Obeah to Quimbois and Espiritismo, the volume traces the historical–cultural origins of the major Creole religions, as well as the newer traditions such as Pocomania and Rastafarianism. This second edition updates the scholarship on the religions themselves and also expands the regional considerations of the Diaspora to the U. S. Latino community who are influenced by Creole spiritual practices. Fernández Olmos and Paravisini–Gebert also take into account the increased significance of material culture—art, music, literature—and healing practices influenced by Creole religions.
Author : Joseph Williams
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 33,40 MB
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780368073472
Just as fetishism was for a long time accepted as a generic term covering all that was nefarious in the customs of the West African tribes, so in the popular mind today, Voodoo and Obeah are interchangeable and signify alike whatever is weird and eerie in the practices of the descendants of these same tribes as they are found throughout the West Indies and the southern portion of the United States. And yet technically, not only are Voodoo and Obeah specifically distinct, one from the other, both in origin and in practice, but if we are to understand the true force and influence which they originally exercised over their devotees, we must dissociate them from the countless other forms of magic, black or white, that have gradually impinged themselves upon them as so many excrescences.
Author : Emma Kathryn
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 43,71 MB
Release : 2018-05-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781983002441
Wild Witchcraft is for those witches to whom the wild calls. This small collection of writings offer fresh insight into witchcraft, giving new perspective on the basics, but also encompasses what comes next. This book is for all seekers, regardless of their path or tradition, with the emphasis on personal praxis over dogma, with practical tips and advice that the witch can adapt to meet their own needs.
Author : Joseph John Williams
Publisher : AMS Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 38,84 MB
Release : 1932
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :
Examines the history of voodoo and obeah in the Caribbean, specifically Jamaica and Haiti, traces them back to their roots in Africa and discusses the influence imperialism, slavery and racism had on their development. -- from vendor's site
Author : Diana Paton
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 14,51 MB
Release : 2012-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0822351331
This collection looks at Caribbean religious history from the late 18th century to the present including obeah, vodou, santeria, candomble, and brujeria. The contributors examine how these religions have been affected by many forces including colonialism, law, race, gender, class, state power, media represenation, and the academy.
Author : Jean Joseph Jean
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc.
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805964127
Author : Zora Neale Hurston
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 47,92 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0061847399
“Strikingly dramatic, yet simple and unrestrained . . . an unusual and intensely interesting book richly packed with strange information.” —New York Times Book Review Based on Zora Neale Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica, where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer of voodoo practices during her visits in the 1930s, this travelogue into a dark world paints a vividly authentic picture of the ceremonies, customs, and superstitions of voodoo.
Author : Michel S. Laguerre
Publisher : Springer
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 46,59 MB
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1349199206
Not only does this book give a well-researched account of the politicization of Haitian Voodoo and the Voodooization of Haitian politics, it also lays the ground for the development of creative policies by the state vis-a-vis the cult. It is an indispensable research tool for the students of Afro-American, Caribbean and African societies in particular, and for religionists and political scientists in general.