An ethnography of a Vodu shrine in southern Togo: of spirit, slave and sea
Religion in millennial West Africa -- Of spirit, slave, and sea -- Dawn of the gods: history and power in Eweland -- Between the pipeline and the sea: the Gbedala community -- Ethnography of a shrine -- Gorovodu: a family of gods -- The shrine at Gbedala -- Performance in Gorovodu ceremony -- Fetatr...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies of religion in Africa
46 Studies of religion in Africa: supplements to the Journal of religion in Africa v. 46 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Togo
/ Voodooism
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| Further subjects: | B
Vodou (Togo)
B Togo B Vodou (Africa, West) B Togo Religious life and customs B Africa, West Religion B Vodou B Africa, West |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Religion in millennial West Africa -- Of spirit, slave, and sea -- Dawn of the gods: history and power in Eweland -- Between the pipeline and the sea: the Gbedala community -- Ethnography of a shrine -- Gorovodu: a family of gods -- The shrine at Gbedala -- Performance in Gorovodu ceremony -- Fetatrotro: feast and festival -- The northern others: slavery and Islam in Gorovodu ceremonial performance -- Shrine ethnography and global Vodu |
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| ISBN: | 9004341250 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004341258 |