Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English.

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Vodou songs constitute the living memory of Haitian Vodou communities, and song texts are key elements to understanding Haitian culture. Vodou songs form a profound religious and cultural heritage that traverses the past and refreshes the present. Offering a one-of-a-kind research tool on Vodou and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hebblethwaite, Benjamin
Other Authors: Bartley, Joanne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Vodou music > Texts.
Vodou music > History and criticism.
Musique vaudoue > Textes.
Musique vaudoue > Histoire et critique.
Vodou music
Song
Wodu
Haiti
"Multi-User"
Electronic resource.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Texts
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; 1. The World of Vodou Songs; 2. Historical Songs; 3. Jacques Roumain's, Werner A. Jaegerhuber's, and Jean Price-Mars's Songs; 4. Milo Marcelin's Songs; 5. Laura Boulton's Songs; 6. J.L.'s Songs; 7. Benjamin Hebblethwaite's Songs; 8. Harold Courlander's Songs; Appendix A: Dictionary of Vodou Terms; Appendix B: Outline of Haitian Creole Grammar; Notes; References; Index.

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