Istwa across the water : Haitian history, memory, and the cultural imagination / Toni Pressley-Sanon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pressley-Sanon, Toni, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory--Social aspects.

Memory.

Haiti--History.

Haiti.

History.

Haiti--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Memory--Social aspects--Haiti.

Vodou--Haiti.

Vodou.

Haiti--Religious life and customs.

Creole dialects, French--Haiti.

Creole dialects, French.

Physical Description:

xiv, 195 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2017]

Summary:

Drawing on the belief system of Vodou, this project is anchored by three theoretical concepts: tidalectics, a term for the repetitive back-and-forth movement of the ocean, symbolizing ritual, balance, and cyclical unity; Marasa, or twinning, a principle of Vodou in which fragmented parts strive for remembrance and holism; and istwa, a Kreyol term whose meaning encompasses history, story, and memory.

Contents:

A note on spelling

Groundings: tidalectics, Marasa, and Istwa

The changing same: bok{o}fíó across the sea

Of Boci{o}, Bo, Cakatú, Zonbi, Nkisi, and Pakèt Kongo

Boci{o}, Nkisi, Legba, Ogun, and Ghede across the water

Tidalectical dishonor

Epilogue: re-suturing or joining the parts to the whole.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813054407

0813054400

OCLC:

959596530