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 | #1144934 in Books |  The University of North Carolina Press |  1992-12-14 |  1992-12-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.20 x.59 x6.20l,.85 | File type: PDF | 240 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Truly enlightening|By Alejandro Rivas|No anthropological observation is done better than this very thorough book. I recommend it to folks who will explore any comparative religion course in the upcoming year.|10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent study of Catholicism's Influence on Vodou|By Kenaz Filan||From Library Journal|Vodou is an integral part of life for Haitians, providing a system of beliefs and practices that give meaning to life. The author (religion and area studies, Trinity Coll., Hartford) offers a historical perspective to Vodou in Haiti that sho

Vodou, the folk religion of Haiti, is a by-product of the contact between Roman Catholicism and African and Amerindian traditional religions. In this book, Leslie Desmangles analyzes the mythology and rituals of Vodou, focusing particularly on the inclusion of West African and European elements in Vodouisants' beliefs and practices.

Desmangles sees Vodou not simply as a grafting of European religious traditions onto African stock, but as a true creole phenomeno...

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