Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou

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  • Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou Book Detail

  • Author : Donald Cosentino
  • Release Date : 1995
  • Publisher : University of Washington Press
  • Genre : Art
  • Pages : 452
  • ISBN 13 :
  • File Size : 89,89 MB
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Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou by Donald Cosentino PDF Summary

Book Description: This abundantly illustrated anthology brings together sixteen essays by artists, scholars and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of Haitian Vodou from multiple perspectives. Among the many topics covered are the ten major Vodou divinities: Vodou's roots in the Fon and Kongo kingdoms of Africa and its transformation in the experiences of slavery, and the encounter with European spiritual systems; Vodou praxis, including its bodily and communal disciplines, the cult of St. James Major (Ogou), and the cult of twins.In the final section, essays by Elizabeth McAlister, Patrick Polk, Tina Girouard, and Randall Morris look at Vodou arts and artists, Oleyant, and the legacy of ironworker Georges Liautaud.The Envoi, by Donald J.Cosentino, is devoted to the Gedes, spirits of death and regeneration.

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