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Vodún : secrecy and the search for divine power /
"Timothy R. Landry examines the connections between local Vodún priests and spiritual seekers who travel to Bénin--some for the snapshot, others for full-fledged initiation into the religion. He argues that the ways in which the Vodún priests and tourists negotiate the transfer of confidenti...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2019]
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| Collection: | Contemporary ethnography.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | "Timothy R. Landry examines the connections between local Vodún priests and spiritual seekers who travel to Bénin--some for the snapshot, others for full-fledged initiation into the religion. He argues that the ways in which the Vodún priests and tourists negotiate the transfer of confidential, sacred knowledge create its value. The more secrecy that surrounds Vodún ritual practice and material culture, the more authentic, coveted, and, consequently, expensive that knowledge becomes. Landry writes as anthropologist and initiate, having participated in hundreds of Vodún ceremonies, rituals, and festivals." -- Publisher's description. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812295634 0812295633 |