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Secrets of Voodoo
Rigaud Cross
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Description for Secrets of Voodoo
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rigaud, Odette Mennesson-. Translator(s): Robert B. Cross; Cross, Robert B. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
Secrets of Voodoo traces the development in Haiti and the Americas of this complex religion from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods of loas and their function, the symbols and signs, rituals, and the ceremonial calendar of Voodoo; and the procedures for performing magical rites are given. "Voodoo," derived from the words meaning "introspection" and "mystere" is a system of belief about the formation of the world and human destiny with clear correspondences in other world religions. Rigaud makes these connections and discloses the esoteric meaning underlying ... Read more
Secrets of Voodoo traces the development in Haiti and the Americas of this complex religion from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods of loas and their function, the symbols and signs, rituals, and the ceremonial calendar of Voodoo; and the procedures for performing magical rites are given. "Voodoo," derived from the words meaning "introspection" and "mystere" is a system of belief about the formation of the world and human destiny with clear correspondences in other world religions. Rigaud makes these connections and discloses the esoteric meaning underlying ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Monroe, OR, United States
ISBN
9780872861718
SKU
V9780872861718
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About Rigaud Cross
Milo Rigaud was born in Port au Prince, Haiti, in 1903, where he spent the greater part of his life studying Voodoo tradition. In Haiti he studied law, and in France ethnology, psychology and theology. The involvement of Voodoo in the political struggle of Haitian blacks for independence was one of his main concerns after he returned to his country. ... Read more
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