An ethnography of a Vodu shrine in southern Togo : of spirit, slave, and sea /

An ethnography of a Vodu shrine in southern Togo : of spirit, slave, and sea /

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...

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Main Author: Montgomery, Eric James.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Series: Studies of Religion in Africa 46.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004328082.

Subjects:

Vodou > Africa, West.
Vodou > Togo.
Africa, West > Religion.
Togo > Religious life and customs.

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Call Number: BL2465 .M66 2017

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Introduction: Religion in Millennial West Africa /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Dawn of the Gods: History and Power in Eweland /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Between the Pipeline and the Sea: The Gbedala Community /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Gorovodu: A Family of Gods /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • The Shrine at Gbedala /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Fetatrotro: Feast and Festival /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • The Northern Others: Slavery and Islam in Gorovodu Ceremonial Performance /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Conclusion: Shrine Ethnography and Global Vodu /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Glossary /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Bibliography /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier
  • Index /
  • Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier.