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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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