A transatlantic history of Haitian Vodou : Rasin Figuier, Rasin Bwa Kayiman, and the Rada and Gede Rites /

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"Connecting four centuries of political, social, and religious history with fieldwork and language documentation, A transatlantic history of Haitian Vodou analyzes Haitian Vodou's African origins, transmission to Saint-Domingue, and promulgation through song in contemporary Haiti. Split in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hebblethwaite, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2021]
Subjects:
Rasin Bwa Kayiman (Musical group)
Rasin Figuier (Musical group)
Vodou music > Haiti > History and criticism.
Vodou music > Social aspects > Haiti.
Vodou > Haiti > Rites and ceremonies.
Vodou > Haiti.
Rada (Vodou rite)
Vodou > Haiti > Rituals.
Hueda (African people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Musique vaudoue > Haïti > Histoire et critique.
Musique vaudoue > Aspect social > Haïti.
Vaudou > Haïti > Rites et cérémonies.
Vaudou > Haïti.
Rada (Rite vaudou)
Vaudou > Haïti > Rituel.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Caribbean & Latin American Studies.
RELIGION / History.
MUSIC / Ethnomusicology
Vodou > Rituals
Vodou music
Vodou
Manners and customs
Haiti > Religious life and customs.
Haiti > Social life and customs.
Benin > History.
Allada (Benin) > History.
Abomey (Benin) > History.
Bénin > Histoire.
Haiti
Benin > Allada
Benin > Abomey
Benin
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rada and Gede in transatlantic history
  • The African political roots of Haitian Vodou: the Aja-Fon and Gedevi-Yoruba kingdoms and the slave trade
  • The African spiritual roots of Haitian Vodou: the religious cultures of the Aja-Fon and Gedevi-Yoruba
  • The Rada Rite in Haiti: Rasin Figuier's Vodou Lakay
  • The Gede Rite in Haiti: Rasin Bwa Kayiman's Guede
  • Chains and rainbows over the Atlantic.

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