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Haitian vodou : an introduction to Haiti's indigenous spiritual traditions

Title
  1. Haitian vodou : an introduction to Haiti's indigenous spiritual traditions / Mambo Chita Tann.
Published by
  1. Woodbury, MN : Llewellyn Publications, ©2012.
Author
  1. Tann, Mambo Chita

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Description
  1. xiii, 239 pages : illustrations, map; 23 cm
Summary
  1. An introduction to Haitian Vodou, exploring its historical roots and contemporary practices.
Subject
  1. Vodou > Haiti
  2. Vaudou > Haïti
  3. Religion
  4. Vodou
  5. Wodu
  6. Haiti > Religious life and customs
  7. Haiti > Religion
  8. Haiti
  9. Haiti
Contents
  1. Part 1 What Is Haitian Vodou? -- 1 Zo Li Mache: How Haiti -- and Haitian Vodou -- Came to Be 17 -- 2 Aprè Bondye: Basic Principles and Ethics of Haitian Vodou 55 -- 3 Haitian Vodou Confusions and Controversies 63 -- Part 2 Lezanj: Meet the Twenty-One Nations of the Lwa -- 4 Rada Lwa 93 -- 5 Petro (Petwo) Lwa 107 -- 6 Gede Lwa 115 -- 7 Other Lwa 123 -- Part 3 Seremoni: Haitian Vodou Ceremonies and Rites of Passage -- 8 Sevi Lwa: Serving the Lwa 133 -- 9 Wanga: Haitian Vodou Magic 149 -- 10 Sosyete: The Vodou Family, Initiation, and Practice 159 -- 11 First Steps in Haitian Vodou 167.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222) and index.