Buch, Englisch, Band 46, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 589 g
Of Spirit, Slave and Sea
Buch, Englisch, Band 46, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 589 g
Reihe: Studies of Religion in Africa
ISBN: 978-90-04-34108-1
Verlag: Brill
In this book, Eric Montgomery and Christian Vannier provide an ethnographically informed text on the cultural meanings and practices surrounding the gods and metaphysics of Vodu, as they relate to daily life in an ethnic Ewe fishing community on the coast of southern Togo. The authors approach this spirit possession and medicinal order through “shrine ethnography,” understanding shrines as parts of sacred landscapes that are ecological, economic, political, and social. Giving voice to practitioners and situating shrines and Vodu itself into the history and political economy of the region make this text pertinent to the social changes and global relevance of Millennial Africa.
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- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Kult, Riten, Feiertage, Zeremonien, Gebete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen