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The Faces of the Gods
Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti
Taschenbuch von Leslie G. Desmangles
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
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.
Über den Autor
Leslie G. Desmangles is professor of religion and international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
Fachbereich: Volkskunde
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Völkerkunde
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 238
ISBN-13: 9780807843932
ISBN-10: 0807843938
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Desmangles, Leslie G.
Hersteller: The University of North Carolina Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Leslie G. Desmangles
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.1992
Gewicht: 0,412 kg
preigu-id: 107322265
Über den Autor
Leslie G. Desmangles is professor of religion and international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
Fachbereich: Volkskunde
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Völkerkunde
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 238
ISBN-13: 9780807843932
ISBN-10: 0807843938
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Desmangles, Leslie G.
Hersteller: The University of North Carolina Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Leslie G. Desmangles
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.1992
Gewicht: 0,412 kg
preigu-id: 107322265
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