This work explores and highlights how the african religion of vodou and its ethic i. The contributors to this volume, all haitians, examine the potentially radical and transformative possibilities of the religious and philosophical ideologies of vodou and locate. Spirit, myth, and reality paperback december 7, 2006. How the sun illuminates under cover of darkness jamaica. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Damballah created all of the oceans, culture valleys and mountains. Take a walk through the streets of the haitian capital, portauprince, and you might spot occasional clues. This tying of soul is evident in many haitian vodou practices that are still exercised today. Haitian voodoo creation myth by jaylin clevenger on prezi. Haitian vodou and voodoo scholars at harvard harvard university. Haitian vodou ceremonies to welcome the lwa, the divine spirits.
Broadly interpreting, to bring in other afrodiasporic religions. This is one of the best, most thorough and concise articles every written on this vast, mysterious and often misunderstood tradition of haitian vodou. Vodou is popularly described as not simply a religion, but rather an experience that ties body and soul together. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The contributors to this volume, all haitians, examine the potentially radical and transformative. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. She currently serves as consultant for the direct relief international communitygrant. Haitian vodou in french vodu, also written as vaudou. This paper explores not only the ways in which haitian vodou has. Montilus 2 shadow matter universes in haitian and dagara ontologies.
In dressing the spirits there is a powerful relation in which is followed. The class will examine the vodou system, theology and philosophy, mythology, songs, dances, rhythms, rituals. Haitian vodou and migrating voices theatre research. The journal of haitian studies is the only referred journal dedicated to scholarship on haiti. Patrick bellegardesmith department of africology ritual. Ideas about ultimate reality and meaning in haitian. Johs provides a lively platform for scholars and writers to discuss issues pertinent to haiti, the haitian diaspora, and the nations rapport with the international community. Haitian vodou project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The cultural place that vodou occupies today is complicated, and at first glance, almost invisible. The representation of vodou in haitian cultural production is replete with cross gendered. The concept of tying that exists in haitian religious culture is derived from the congolese tradition of kanga, the practice of tying ones soul to something tangible. The spirit zombi, or the zombie of the ti bon ange alone, is carefully stored in a jar and may later be. Vodou will illuminate that the spiritual practice transcends religion alone and should be.
If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account. The contributors to this volume, all haitians, examine the potentially radical and transformative possibilities of the religious and philosophical ideologies of vodou and locate its foundations more clearly. The concept of soul in haitian vodou, southwestern journal of antropoogy, 2. Spirit, myth, and reality indiana university press, 2006. Among other works, she is also coeditor of the black studies reader routledge, 2004, as well as invisible powers. Spirit, myth, and reality bellegardesmith, patrick, michel, claudine on. Vodou is entangled with haitian politics both indirectly and more openly, with vodou priests and priestesses as members of government see michel, claudine, of worlds seen and unseen, in bellegardesmith, patrick and michel, claudine, eds. In reality, haitian vodouand the spirits who serve as central aspects of the spiritual. The concept of person in haitian vodun religion, guerin c. The primary goal and activity of vodou is to sevi lwa serve the spiritsto offer prayers and perform various devotional rites directed at god and particular spirits in return for health, protection, and favour. Responsibility edited by patrick bellegardesmith and claudine michel.
Claudine michel and patrick bellegardesmith, invisible powers. Edited by patrick bellegardesmith and claudine michel. Haitian vodou breaks away from european and american heuristic models for understanding a religiophilosophical system such as vodou in order to form new approaches with. In this volume, haitian scholars and practitioners examine the intersections of vodou and haitian society. Tainoarawak africans christianity 42212 tainoarawak people early. Haitian vodou and migrating voices volume 44 issue 1 sabine kim. In order to more fully address the mental health needs of the haitian people, the history of vodou in psychology and the modern importance of vodou must be understood. Historical linguistic approaches to haitian creole vodou. Haitia vodou wikipedias haitian vodou as translated by. This tying of soul is evident in many haitian vodou practices. Request pdf on jan 1, 2010, susan kwosek and others published haitian vodou.
Desmangles, a book recommended to me by a vodou priestess. Pdf this paper gives an overview of vodous history in haiti and how vodou informs haitian mental health interventions. In vh1s shortlived fake reality tv show so notorious 2006in which. Interdisciplinary in its essence, johs combines the arts, the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences. Pdf download haitian vodou flags folk art and artists paperback read online pdf. Vodou in haitian life and culture palgravemacmillan, 2006 and haitian vodou. Haitian voodoo creation myth creation myth haitians believed in a sky serpent named damballah. Haitian vodou, as well as african religions, were absorbed into the rituals of christianity practiced by american creoles. Spirit, myth, and reality contains mostly original material and some compelling insight into the nature of this extraordinary new world. It is with great pleasure we are able to provide this informative and fascinating essay for you, courtesy of mr. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Is a syncretic religion that originates in the caribbean country of haiti started in the period of france colonial slavery has roots in three major ethnic groups. Embodied knowledge in haitian vodou cuban yoruba and bahian candomble. Damballah was the father of the loa spirits damballah was the creator of everything.
Explore the timeless world of vodou, deep within the caves of haiti. Haitian vodou breaks away from european and american heuristic models for understanding a religiophilosophical system such as vodou in order to form new approaches with an african ethos. This class provides an introduction to this central haitian religion and culture. African spiritsystems, ritual knowledge, and organizational structures migrated with the african captives to saintdomingue, evolved in the colony, and persist into the present day. Spirit, myth and reality %orrplqjwrq,qgldqd university press. Vodous role in haitian mental health global mental.