The Faces of the Gods: Vodou and Roman Catholicism in HaitiUniv of North Carolina Press, 9 nov. 2000 - 240 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 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. |
Table des matières
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The Shaping of Two Religions in Symbiosis | 17 |
Symbiosis and the Changing Self | 60 |
4 The Faces of the Cosmic Gods | 92 |
5 The Faces of the Gods and Public Life | 131 |
6 Conclusion | 170 |
Glossary | 183 |
Notes | 191 |
Bibliography | 199 |
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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 |
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