Faces of the Gods Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti

Name: Faces of the Gods Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti
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ISBN: 9780807843932

ISBN-10: 0807843938

ISBN-13: 9780807843932

Edition: 1992

Authors: Leslie G. Desmangles

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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…

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List price: $47.50
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 12/14/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Leslie G. Desmangles is professor of religion and international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.



Preface



Cultural Setting: Religious Paradox or Symbiosis



Historical Setting: The Shaping of Two Religions in Symbiosis


Religion in the Colony: 1492-1790


Religion and the Revolts for Independence: 1790-1804


Religion and the Shaping of the Republic: 1804-1860


Religion in Haitian Life: 1860-present



The Faces of Myth: Symbiosis and the Changing Self


Participation: The Communal Self


Rites of Passage: The Transfigured Self



The Faces of the Cosmic Gods


The Nanchons: Classifications of the Lwas


Vodou Cosmology


The Cosmic Lwas



The Faces of the Gods and Public Life


The Lwas of Public Life



Conclusion


Vodou and Catholicism


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Index