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Index
COVER IMAGE TITLE PAGE EPIGRAPH ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE
Which Brings Us to This Book
PART ONE: WHERE ARE WE GOING, WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?
CHAPTER 1: SOME WORDS OF CAUTION ...
The “Dangers” of Vodou Doing Vodou “Right”—and Doing It “Wrong” Cultural Appropriation and Vodou
CHAPTER 2: THE ROOTS OF HAITIAN VODOU
The Beginnings: Hispaniola and St. Domingue The Revolution(s) L’Overture and Dessalines The Long Descent into Chaos—and the American Intervention The Rise of Papa Doc Vodou in Exile: Haitians in the Diaspora The Dechoukaj: Haiti after Duvalier
PART TWO: VODOU TODAY
CHAPTER 3: THE MYSTERIES: BONDYE AND THE LWA
The Different Types of Lwa
CHAPTER 4: THE PERISTYLE: SACRED SPACE IN VODOU
Creating Sacred Space
CHAPTER 5: IMPLEMENTS: THE TOOLS OF VODOU
Vévés The Asson and Cha-Cha Candles Bottles Flags Scarves Drums Perfume and Incense Statues and Images
CHAPTER 6: PRACTICES: THE TECHNIQUES OF HAITIAN VODOU
Song Dance Possession Sacrifice
PART THREE: THE LWA
CHAPTER 7: LEGBA
Honoring Legba Working with Legba
CHAPTER 8: THE MARASSA
Twins in Africa The Marassa: The Twins in Haiti Working with the Marassa
CHAPTER 9: LOKO AND AYIZAN
Papa Loko Working with Loko Mambo Ayizan Serving Ayizan
CHAPTER 10: DAMBALLAH
The Beginnings: Africa Damballah Comes to Haiti Working with Damballah
CHAPTER 11: AGWE AND LA SIREN
Met Agwe Serving Agwe La Sirene Working with La Sirene
CHAPTER 12: EZILI FREDA
Who Is Freda? Serving Freda Working with Freda
CHAPTER 13: FILOMEZ AND KLEMEZIN
Christianity and Paganism Filomez (St. Philomena) Working with Filomez Prayer to St. Philomena Klemezin (St. Clare of Assisi) Working with Klemezin Sample Prayer to St. Clare of Assisi
CHAPTER 14: ZAKA
The Origins of Zaka Zaka Today Working with Zaka
CHAPTER 15: OGOU
Ogou in Africa Ogou Comes to the Americas Ogou for Pacifists? Working with Ogou
CHAPTER 16: KALFOU
Kalfou in Haiti Working with Kalfou
CHAPTER 17: EZILI DANTO
Working with Ezili Danto
CHAPTER 18: BOSSOU
Bossou in Haiti Working with Bossou
CHAPTER 19: SIMBI
Simbi in Haiti Working with Simbi
CHAPTER 20: GRAN BWA
The Disappearance of Haiti’s Forests Working with Gran Bwa
CHAPTER 21: IBO
The Igbo in Haiti The Ibo in America: Working with the Ibo
CHAPTER 22: THE DJABS
Working with Personal Spirits
CHAPTER 23: THE GHEDE
Excuse Me, I Don’t Think You Were Invited . . . Death and Sexuality, Haitian Style The Ghede as Divine Jesters Another Word of Warning Working with the Ghede
CHAPTER 24: THE BAWON AND BRIGITTE
The Envoi Mort: The Malevolent Dead
CHAPTER 25: THE ANCESTORS
The Definition of “Relatives” Acknowledging Your Roots The Question of Forgiveness Working with Difficult Ancestors White Table Meditations
PART FOUR: CEREMONIES AND WANGA
CHAPTER 26: ILLUMINATIONS CHAPTER 27: ACTIONS DE GRACE CHAPTER 28: THE LAVE TET
Cleansing Baths Cooling Baths Power Baths
CHAPTER 29: THE GARDE (GAD)
Psychic Self-Defense Amulets and Holy Symbols Dolls
CHAPTER 30: THE MARYAJ LWA CHAPTER 31: KANZO
Kanzo for Noninitiates The Responsibilities of Initiation
CHAPTER 32: WANGA
Readings: Foretelling the Future, Clarifying the Present Candle Magic Not Just Candles—Chimneys Wanga and Your Spirits Purchasing Wanga
CONCLUSION: THE NEXT STEP—SEEKING A TEACHER
Some Words of Caution Authority in Vodou The Question of Race From Haiti to the New World Finding a Teacher and a Societé And, At Last, the Conclusion’s Conclusion
RESOURCES
Books Online Resources Music Charities
GLOSSARY FOOTNOTES ENDNOTES ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT INNER TRADITIONS • BEAR & COMPANY BOOKS OF RELATED INTEREST COPYRIGHT & PERMISSIONS
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