Reviews 321 insights andor fresh perspective ethos of vodou, beauvoir s. Responsibility edited by patrick bellegardesmith and claudine michel. Spirit, myth, and reality and vodou in haitian life and culture. Spirit, myth, and reality by patrick bellegardesmith. Misconceptions of haitian vodou making history matter.
From haitis culture and history, to vodous sacred beliefs, ceremonies, rituals, and practices grounded in ancestral communion, readers will get a rare look. It was the height of the summer solstice, the brightest day of what had already been a long, hot year in haiti. Desmangles, a book recommended to me by a vodou priestess. Written by vanessa griffiths, leah hancharuk, spencer hill b. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. John michael greer, author of the new encyclopedia of the occult, a world full of gods. Bellegardesmith also wrote an excellent book called fragments of bone.
Vodou is a haitian creole word that formerly referred to only to a small subset of haitian rituals. Erzulies voodoo about haitian vodou haitian voodoo. Spirit, myth, and reality paperback december 7, 2006 by patrick bellegardesmith editor, claudine michel editor 5. Spirit, myth, and reality, edited by patrick bellegarde. Vodun brooklyn a photographers journey into a haitian community in the u. Haitian vodou exists in haiti, the dominican republic, parts of cuba, the united states, france, montreal, and other places that haitian immigrants have dispersed to over the years. Claudine michel department of black studies uc santa. John michael greer, author of the new encyclopedia of the occult, a world full of gods, and the druidry. Damballah was the father of the loa spirits damballah was the creator of everything. Haitian vodou by mambo chita tann an introduction to.
Spirit, myth, and reality contains mostly original material and some compelling insight into the nature of this extraordinary new world. Haitian vodou project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. While haiti alone cannot be credited with hoodooas the origins of u. Damballah created all of the oceans, culture valleys and mountains. Vodou s basis in ancestor worship, nature spirits, and natural processes such as birth, death, weather, and fertility would logically lead devotees to a serious interest in ecotheological ethics, in other words, the relationship of vodou s belief system. This gives this book a special quality of insight and authenticity. Montilus 2 shadow matter universes in haitian and dagara ontologies. The contributors to this volume, all haitians, examine the potentially radical and transformative possibilities of the religious and philosophical ideologies of vodou and locate its foundations more clearly.
Spirit, myth, and reality is notable for containing essays written solely by haitian academics, some of whom, as practitioners of vodou, are able to offer an insiders perspective on the role of the religion in haitian daily life and culture. Dec 01, 2018 this article explores the beliefs of haitian vodou, a newworld variant of west african vodun practices, within the context of ecotheology. This article explores the beliefs of haitian vodou, a newworld variant of west african vodun practices, within the context of ecotheology. Claudine michel department of black studies uc santa barbara. After a day or two of preparation setting up altars at an hounfour, ritually preparing and cooking fowl and other foods, etc.
Explore the timeless world of vodou, deep within the caves of. Spirit, myth and reality by patrick bellegardesmith, claudine michel isbn. It is based upon a merging of the beliefs and practices of west african peoples mainly the fon and ewe. Mythos, memories, and national history, patrick bellegarde. Haitian vodou by patrick bellegardesmith, 9780253218537, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The concept of person in haitian vodun religion, guerin c.
Mar 05, 2016 pdf spirit possession in french haitian and vodou thought. Written by a practitioner of the highest initiatory rank, haitian vodou by mambo chita tann is the only book offering a respectful, firsthand overview of this indigenous tradition. Hes coedited several books, including vodou in haitian life and culture and haitian vodou. Part of a series on haitian vodou mythology guede guinee loa nana buluku petro loa rada loa practice bokor d. Given the outrageous mischaracterizations of haitis vodou heritage that have come to signify the gospel truth for so many over the past few centuries, outsiders desiring reliable information about haitian vodou and its west african foundations should consult the evergrowing body of scholarship that gives the topic serious scientific attention. Pdf the vodou quantum leap download full pdf book download. Nov 14, 2006 haitian vodou by patrick bellegardesmith, 9780253218537, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Patrick bellegardesmith and claudine michel are to be applauded for editing this slim volume, the firstever collection of essays on vodou written entirely by haitian scholars. Haiti cursed after pact to the devil crimesider cbs news. Haitian vodou breaks away from european and american heuristic models for understanding a religiophilosophical system such as vodou in order to form new. Nov 01, 2006 haitian vodou paperback spirit, myth, and reality.
The contributors to this volume, all haitians, examine the potentially radical and transformative. Bibliography includes bibliographical references p. Diptee since its emergence in the caribbean during the era of the slave trade, the haitian religion vodou has been the subject of great controversy. Vodous basis in ancestor worship, nature spirits, and natural processes such as birth, death, weather, and fertility would logically lead devotees to a serious interest in ecotheological ethics, in other words, the relationship of vodous belief system. They are fantastic scholars and have written some really great books togethernamely, haitian vodou. Spirit, myth, and reality bellegardesmith, patrick, michel, claudine on. The text by richard brent turner reminds us of the haitian cultural elements found in new orleans, louisiana. Nielsen book data summary haitian vodou breaks away from european and american heuristic models for understanding a religiophilosophical system such as vodou in order to. Claudine michel is the author of vodou in haitian life and culture 3.
Neoafrican religions in a new world, which is not specifically about vodou, but it. Jan 21, 2010 given the outrageous mischaracterizations of haitis vodou heritage that have come to signify the gospel truth for so many over the past few centuries, outsiders desiring reliable information about haitian vodou and its west african foundations should consult the evergrowing body of scholarship that gives the topic serious scientific attention. Popular haiti voodoo books meet your next favorite book. Haitian vodou flags folk art and artists series by patrick arthur polk. As a result, vodou has been suppressed, misinterpreted and misrepresented over many centuries, and the practitioners. Haitian vodou breaks away from european and american heuristic models for understanding a religiophilosophical system such as vodou in order to form new approaches with an african ethos. Haitian vodou by mambo chita tann an introduction to haiti. Many are also active practitioners of the vodou traditions they describe.
Haitian vodou breaks away from european and american heuristic models for understanding a religiophilosophical system such as vodou in order to form new approaches with an. The cultural place that vodou occupies today is complicated, and at first glance, almost invisible. Take a walk through the streets of the haitian capital, portauprince, and you might spot occasional clues. Spirit, myth, and reality is notable for containing essay. Spirit, myth, and reality paperback december 7, 2006. Ipacen, or vodoun, and frequently rendered in english as voodoo is a syncreticreligion that originates in the caribbean country of haiti. Book listing haitian vodou breaks away from european and american heuristic models for understanding a religiophilosophical system such as vodou. Edited by patrick bellegardesmith and claudine michel article in journal of the american academy of religion 764. Broadly interpreting, to bring in other afrodiasporic religions. By patrick bellegardesmith editor, claudine michel editor. Haitian voodoo creation myth by jaylin clevenger on prezi.
Shamanism indigenous culturesthis highly readable book will be valuable to every reader interested in haitian vodou, and essential for those who want to make the transition from intellectual knowledge to personal experience of a profound and unfairly neglected religion. The haitian vodou handbook 2007 edition open library. It is a creolized religion forged by descendants of dahomean, kongo, yoruba, and other african ethnic groups who had been enslaved and brought to colonial saintdomingue and christianized by roman catholic missionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries. Haitian voodoo creation myth creation myth haitians believed in a sky serpent named damballah. Pdf spirit possession in french haitian and vodou thought. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Blacks parallel those of haitiansaspects of haitian vodou, as well as african religions, were absorbed into the rituals of.
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