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Rara! Vodou, Power, and Performance in Haiti and Its Diaspora

Paperback • 2002 • English

Rara! Vodou, Power, and Performance in Haiti and Its Diaspora

By Elizabeth A. McAlister

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About the book

"This is a startling, stunning, and fascinating book about the blend of music, religion, and politics in Haitian culture. McAlister's mastery of many different ways of knowing makes this study an endless source of insight, intrigue, and inspiration. Rara! succeeds magnificently as an exploration into Rara rituals and Haitian music, but it also presents original and generative insights into every aspect of Haiti's past, present, and future."--George Lipsitz, author of Dangerous Crossroads "This ...Show more

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ISBN

9780520228238

Publisher

University of California Press

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

Rara! Vodou, Power, and Performance in Haiti and Its Diaspora

Format

Paperback

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