The Faces of the Gods: Vodou and Roman Catholicism in HaitiUniv of North Carolina Press, 1992 - 218 pages 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 inclusi |
Table des matières
Preface | 1761 |
The Faces of the Cosmic Cods | |
The Faces of the Gods and Public Life | |
Conclusion | |
Clossary | |
Bibliography | |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Faces of the Gods: Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti Leslie Gérald Desmangles Affichage d'extraits - 1992 |
The Faces of the Gods: Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti Leslie G. Desmangles Aucun aperçu disponible - 2000 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
affranchis African traditions Agoue Agoue’s ancestors baptism Benin body Bondye Bondye’s Catholic priest Catholicism and Vodou Christian church clan colonial period cosmic creole cross culture Dahomean Dahomey Damballah deceased deities depicted Deren derives desounen Dessalines divine Duvalier earth Ezili force French function Gede Ginen gwo-bon-anj Haiti Haitian history Haitian Revolution Haitian society Herskovits human identified juxtaposition Kafou lakou Legba Leyburn lithographs living lwas man’s manifests maroons Mawu millenarian Moreau de Saint-Méry myths nanchons Ogou Ogou Feray one’s ounfo oungan or mambo pantheon peasants performed peristil person Petro lwas plantations political Port-au-Prince possessed devotee potomitan pret savann profane world Rada religion religious traditions represented republic rite of reclamation Roman Catholicism sacred Saint Saint Patrick Saint-Domingue Saint-Méry savann Simbi slaves social Sogbo spirit symbiosis symbol theology ti-bon-anj universe veves Vilokan Vodou ceremonies Vodou rite Vodou rituals Vodouisants Vodouisants believe Yoruba Zaka