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Spirit Service: Vodún and Vodou in the African Atlantic World
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(Buch) |
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Veröffentlichung: |
Juni 2022
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Genre: |
Soziologie |
ISBN: |
9780253061904 |
EAN-Code:
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9780253061904 |
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Indiana University Press (IPS) |
Einband: |
Gebunden |
Sprache: |
English
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Dimensionen: |
H 235 mm / B 157 mm / D 25 mm |
Gewicht: |
715 gr |
Seiten: |
346 |
Zus. Info: |
HC gerader Rücken kaschiert |
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Known in the Dominican Republic and Togo as Vodu, in Benin as Vodún, and in Haiti as Vodou, West African religion has, for hundreds of years, served as a repository of sacred knowledge while simultaneously evolving in response to human experience and globalization.
Spirit Service: Vodún and Vodou in the African Atlantic World explores this dynamic religion, its mobility, and its place in the modern world. By examining the systems--ritual practices, community-based spirit veneration, and spiritual means of securing opportunity and well-being--alongside the individuals who worship, this rich collection offers the first comprehensive ethnographic study of West African spirit service on a broad scale. Contributors consider social encounters between African/Haitian practitioners and European / North American spiritual seekers, economies and histories, funerary rites and spirit possessions, and examinations of gender and materiality.
Offering much-needed perspective on this historically disparaged religion, Spirit Service reminds us all that the gods are growing, assimilating, and demanding recognition and respect. |
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