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Known in the Dominican Republic and Togo as Vodu, in Benin as Vodún, and in Haiti as Vodou, West African religion has, for hundreds of years, served as a repository of sacred knowledge while simultaneously evolving in response to human experience and globalization. Spirit Service: Vodún and Vodou in the African Atlantic World explores this dynamic religion, its mobility, and its place in the modern world. By examining the systems--ritual practices, community-based spirit veneration, and spiritual means of securing opportunity and well-being--alongside the individuals who worship, this rich collection offers the first comprehensive ethnographic study of West African spirit service on a broad scale. Contributors consider social encounters between African/Haitian practitioners and European / North American spiritual seekers, economies and histories, funerary rites and spirit possessions, and examinations of gender and materiality. Offering much-needed perspective on this historically disparaged religion, Spirit Service reminds us all that the gods are growing, assimilating, and demanding recognition and respect.
| Autorius: | Eric James Montgomery |
| Leidėjas: | Indiana University Press (IPS) |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2022 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 346 |
| ISBN-10: | 0253061903 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780253061904 |
| Formatas: | 235 x 157 x 25 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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