Vodou, a Sacred Theatre: The African Heritage in Haiti
- ISBN-10
- 1584321776
- ISBN-13
- 9781584321774
- Category
- Haiti
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-01-01
- Publisher
- Educa Vision Inc.
- Author
- Marie-Jose Alcide Saint-Lot
Description
A work of intellectual weaving and braiding. A series of reflections on ritual, drama, profane, culture, theory and practice and their connections to Haitian Vodou.
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