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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural Hi-Story
ISBN-100930741471
ISBN-139780930741471
eBay Product ID (ePID)598391
Product Key Features
Book TitleSacred Arts of Haitian Vodou
Number of Pages446 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicCaribbean & Latin American, Folk & Outsider Art, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, American / General
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorDonald J. Consentino
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight83.4 Oz
Item Length1 in
Item Width1 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN95-025101
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal704.9/489/9675
SynopsisThis abundantly illustrated anthology brings together 16 essays by scholars, artists, and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of Haitian Vodou from multiple perspectives. Among the many topics covered are the 10 major Vodou divinities, the paintings of Hector Hyppolite, the multimedia pieces of Pierrot Barra, sequined bottles and sequined flags, and the work of the Brooklyn Priestess Mama Lola., This abundantly illustrated anthology brings together sixteen essays by artists, scholars and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of Haitian Vodou from multiple perspectives. Among the many topics covered are the ten major Vodou divinities: Vodou's roots in the Fon and Kongo kingdoms of Africa and its transformation in the experiences of slavery, and the encounter with European spiritual systems; Vodou praxis, including its bodily and communal disciplines, the cult of St. James Major (Ogou), and the cult of twins.In the final section, essays by Elizabeth McAlister, Patrick Polk, Tina Girouard, and Randall Morris look at Vodou arts and artists, Oleyant, and the legacy of ironworker Georges Liautaud.The Envoi, by Donald J.Cosentino, is devoted to the Gedes, spirits of death and regeneration.
LC Classification NumberN6606.S23 1995
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