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The faces of the gods : Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti / Leslie G. Desmangles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Desmangles, Leslie Gérald, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Haiti.
- Catholic Church.
- Vodou--Haiti.
- Vodou.
- Haiti--Religion.
- Haiti.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (391 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [1992]
- Summary:
- Faces of the Gods: Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti
- Contents:
- Cover Page; The Faces of the Gods; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIGURES; PREFACE; 1 CULTURAL SETTING: RELIGIOUS PARADOX OR SYMBIOSIS; 2 HISTORICAL SETTING: THE SHAPING OF TWO RELIGIONS IN SYMBIOSIS; 3 THE FACES OF MYTH: SYMBIOSIS AND THE CHANGING SELF; 4 THE FACES OF THE COSMIC GODS; 5 THE FACES OF THE GODS AND PUBLIC LIFE; CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-209) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9798890865007
- 9780807861011
- 0807861014
- OCLC:
- 823382191
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