The Voodoo Gods
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,91 MB
Release : 1975
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The Faces of the Gods
Author : Leslie G. Desmangles
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807861014
Book Description
Vodou, the folk religion of Haiti, is a by-product of the contact between Roman Catholicism and African and Amerindian traditional religions. In this book, Leslie Desmangles analyzes the mythology and rituals of Vodou, focusing particularly on the inclusion of West African and European elements in Vodouisants' beliefs and practices. Desmangles sees Vodou not simply as a grafting of European religious traditions onto African stock, but as a true creole phenomenon, born out of the oppressive conditions of slavery and the necessary adaptation of slaves to a New World environment. Desmangles uses Haitian history to explain this phenomenon, paying particular attention to the role of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century maroon communities in preserving African traditions and the attempts by the Catholic, educated elite to suppress African-based "superstitions." The result is a society in which one religion, Catholicism, is visible and official; the other, Vodou, is unofficial and largely secretive.
Divine Horsemen
Author : Maya Deren
Publisher : Documentext
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,21 MB
Release : 1953
Category : History
ISBN : 9780914232636
Book Description
This is the classic, intimate study, movingly written with the special insight of direct encounter, which was first published in 1953 by the fledgling Thames & Hudson firm in a series edited by Joseph Campbell. Maya Deren's Divine Horsemen is recognized throughout the world as a primary source book on the culture and spirituality of Haitian Voudoun. The work includes all the original photographs and illustrations, glossary, appendices and index. It includes the original Campbell foreword along with the foreword Campbell added to a later edition.
Secrets of Voodoo
Author : Milo Rigaud
Publisher : City Lights Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 1985-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780872861718
Book Description
Secrets of Voodoo traces the development of this complex religion (in Haiti and the Americas) from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods or loas and their function, the symbols and signs, rituals, the ceremonial calendar of Voodoo, and the procedures for performing magical rites are given. "Voodoo," derived from words meaning "introspection" and "mystery," is a system of belief about the formation of the world and human destiny with clear correspondences in other world religions. Rigaud makes these connections and discloses the esoteric meaning underlying Voodoo's outward manifestations, which are often misinterpreted. Translated from the French by Robert B. Cross. Drawings and photographs by Odette Mennesson-Rigaud. Milo Rigaud was born in Port au Prince, Haiti, in 1903, where he spent the greater part of his life studying the Voodoo tradition. In Haiti he studied law, and in France ethnology, psychology, and theology. The involvement of Voodoo in the political struggle of Haitian blacks for independence was one of his main concerns.
Voodoo Gods
Author : Zora Neale Hurston
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Page : 290 pages
File Size : 18,79 MB
Release : 1939
Category : Folklore
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Book Description
Serving the Spirits
Author : Mambo Vye Zo Komande La Menfo
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 24,50 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780615535241
Book Description
A healing and balanced faith, Haitian Vodou is a member of the African Traditional Religions that came into the Western Hemisphere via the Transatlantic slave trade. Despite a much misunderstood image, Vodou gives its practitioners the tools to understand the world around them. By participating in an annual calendar of observances, rituals and services, servitors can engage with the Vodou "Mysteries" , thereby enlisting their aid in helping lead a balanced life. Manbo Vye Zo uses her own story of becoming manbo or mother of the spirits as a stepping stone for her students and godchildren so they can learn by her example. An educational text as well as story, Manbo helps the reader gain a greater understanding of the faith as she leads us ever deeper into unexplored territory. Come experience the world of Haitian Vodou from an insider's perspective, and leave forever changed in your outlook on the world of Vodou.
Gaël Turine - Voodoo
Author : Gaël Turine
Publisher : Lannoo Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,15 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Africa, West
ISBN : 9789020992113
Book Description
Gael Turine travelled to Benin, Haiti and the USA in order to capture the stunning images in this book. Charting the origins of voodoo, the photographs form an impressive series in black and white of voodoo practices and its historical bond with the slave trade. Thurine portrays people in their natural habitat. Travelling to Benin, Haiti and the USA exposed him to various voodoo practices. The pictures he made in those countries not only form the basis for this book, but also contain significant anthropological information. The photographs featured in this book will be displayed in De Kunsthal in Rotterdam (December 2010 until February 2011) and the Museum Dr. Guislain in Ghent (May 2011 until September 2011). Text in English, French and Dutch. AUTHOR: Gael Turine (b. 1972) is a Belgian top photographer and a member of the prestigious French agency VU. Previously, Thurine has published Aveuglément, Avoir 20 ans à Kaboul, Demain, j'irai mieux and Other Worlds. ILLUSTRATIONS 140 b/w
Mama Lola
Author : Karen McCarthy Brown
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 24,12 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780520224759
Book Description
Vodou is among the most misunderstood and maligned of the world's religions. "Mama Lola" shatters the stereotypes by offering an intimate portrait of Vodou in everyday life. Drawing on a decade-long friendship with Mama Lola, a Vodou priestess, Brown tells tales spanning five generations of Vodou healers in Mama Lola's family. 46 illustrations.
Voodoo Rituals
Author : Heike Owusu
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 27,66 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781402700354
Book Description
Influence the unconscious mind. To practice Voodoo is to enter the ancient world of Magik, where secret arts developed from rituals held by ancient pagans, Native American tribes, Haitians, and Wiccans. Understand Voodoo’s underlying ideas and learn to make use of its powers with illustrated instructions and exercises. Use charms to bring good luck to your relationships, finances, and health--or curses to keep away harmful forces and persons. Make and employ the full range of sacred objects: dolls, candles, incense, ritual clothing, swords, knives, needles and nails, goblets, keys, mirrors, musical instruments, amulets, and masks, for charm or curse symbols to place in your room, car, or clothing. Breathing exercises enable you to enter trances, contact the unconscious and even the dead.
Nan Domi
Author : Mimerose Beaubrun
Publisher : City Lights Publishers
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 38,49 MB
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0872865746
Book Description
Offers an insider's account of Vodou's private, mystical, interior practice, discussing the author's own initiation and education in the religion.
