{"product_id":"sacred-possessions-vodou-santeria-obeah-and-the-caribbean-paperback-softback-9780813523613","title":"Sacred Possessions; Vodou, Santería, Obeah, and the Caribbean (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813523613","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSacred Possessions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVodou, Santería, Obeah, and the Caribbean\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargarite Fernândez Olmos (Edited by), Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813523613\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e325 pages, 29\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.482 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred Possessions\u003c\/i\u003e is an unprecedented collection of thirteen comparative and interdisciplinary essays exploring the cross-cultural dynamics of African-based religious systems in the Caribbean. The contributors analyze the nature and liturgies of Vodou, Santeria, Obeah, Quimbois, and Gaga as they form one central cultural matrix in the region. They ask how these belief systems were affected by differing colonial histories and landscapes, and how they affected other cultural expressions (from the oral tradition to popular art and literature), and how they have been perceived and (mis)represented by the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is a unique contribution to the study of the Caribbean as a site of multiculturalism, demonstrating the linkages between anthropology, religion, literature, and popular culture. Also included are a stunning photoessay on Cuban Santeria, a glossary of terms, and an insightful introduction by the editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Religious Syncretism and Caribbean Culture\u003cbr\u003e Vodoun, or the Voice of the Gods\u003cbr\u003e Women Possessed: Eroticism and Exoticism in the Representation of Woman as Zombie\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eI Am Going to See Where My Oungan Is\"\u003cbr\u003e: The Artistry of a Haitian Vodou Flagmaker\u003cbr\u003e La Regla de Ocha: The Religious System of Santeria \u003cbr\u003e From The Sacred Wild to the City: Santeria in Cuba Today\u003cbr\u003e From Monkey Tales to Cuban Songs: On Signification \u003cbr\u003e Ifa and Interpretation: An Afro-Caribbean Literary Practice\u003cbr\u003e Romantic Voodoo: Obeah and British Culture, 1797-1807\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eAn Article of Faith\"\u003cbr\u003e: Obeah and Hybrid Identities in Elizabeth Nunez-Harrell's When Rocks Dance\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eAnother Poor Devil of a Human Being...\"\u003cbr\u003e: Jean Rhys and the Novel as Obeah\u003cbr\u003e The Shaman Woman, Resistance, and the Powers of Transformation: A Tribute to Ma Cia in Simone Schwarz-Bart's The Bridge of Beyond\u003cbr\u003e Sorcerers, She-Devils, and Shipwrecked Women: Writing Religion in French-Caribbean Literature\u003cbr\u003e Trans-Caribbean Identity and the Fictional World of Mayra Montero\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52739658514712,"sku":"9780813523613","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sacred-possessions-vodou-santeria-obeah-and-the-caribbean-paperback-softback-9780813523613","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}