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Vodou songs in Haitian Creole and English : chante Vodou an kreyol ayisyen ak angle / Benjamin Hebblethwaite ; with the editorial assistance of Joanne Bartley ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hebblethwaite, Benjamin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vodou music--History and criticism.
- Vodou music.
- Vodou music--Texts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (397 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Vodou songs constitute the living memory of Haitian Vodou communities, and song texts are key elements to understanding Haitian culture. Vodou songs form a profound religious and cultural heritage that traverses the past and refreshes the present. Offering a one-of-a-kind research tool on Vodou and its cultural roots in Haiti and pre-Haitian regions, Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English provides a substantial selection of hard to find or unpublished sacred Vodou songs in a side-by-side bilingual format.Esteemed scholar Benjamin Hebblethwaite introduces the languag
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The World of Vodou Songs; 2. Historical Songs; 3. Jacques Roumain's, Werner A. Jaegerhuber's, and Jean Price-Mars's Songs; 4. Milo Marcelin's Songs; 5. Laura Boulton's Songs; 6. J.L.'s Songs; 7. Benjamin Hebblethwaite's Songs; 8. Harold Courlander's Songs; Appendix A: Dictionary of Vodou Terms; Appendix B: Outline of Haitian Creole Grammar; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613286505
- 9781283286503
- 1283286505
- 9781439906033
- 1439906033
- OCLC:
- 756484402
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