Faces of the Gods : Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti - Leslie G. Desmangles

Faces of the Gods

Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti

By: Leslie G. Desmangles

Paperback | 14 December 1992

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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 phenomenon, born out of the oppressive conditions of slavery and the necessary adaptation of slaves to a New World environment. Desmangles uses Haitian history to explain this phenomenon, paying particular attention to the role of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century maroon communities in preserving African traditions and the attempts by the Catholic, educated elite to suppress African-based ""superstitions."" The result is a society in which one religion, Catholicism, is visible and official; the other, Vodou, is unofficial and largely secretive. |Desmangles analyzes the mythology and rituals of Vodou, the folk religion of Haiti and a by-product of the contact between Roman Catholicism and African and Amerindian traditional religions. Focusing on the inclusion of West African and European elements in Vodouisants' beliefs and practices, Desmangles shows that Vodou is not merely a grafting of European religious traditions onto African stock, but a true creole phenomenon.
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Likely to be "the" authoritative study on this topic for years to come.Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska at Kearney An accessible, comprehensive overview of the folk religion of Haiti known as Vodou. . . . Highly recommended."Choice" With this book Desmangles has made a significant contribution to providing a scholarly understanding of Vodou."Sociology of Religion" "Likely to be "the" authoritative study on this topic for years to come.Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska at Kearney" "An accessible, comprehensive overview of the folk religion of Haiti known as Vodou. . . . Highly recommended."Choice""

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