An Ethnography of a Vodu Shrine in Southern Togo: Of Spirit, Slave and Sea
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In this book, Eric Montgomery and Christian Vannier provide an ethnographically informed text on the cultural meanings and practices surrounding the gods and metaphysics of Vodu, as they relate to daily life in an ethnic Ewe fishing community on the coast of southern Togo. The authors approach this spirit possession and medicinal order through "shrine ethnography," understanding shrines as parts of sacred landscapes that are ecological, economic, political, and social. Giving voice to practitioners and situating shrines and Vodu itself into the history and political economy of the region make this text pertinent to the social changes and global relevance of Millennial Africa.
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In Western and Gothic circles, what is assumed to be supernatural or paranormal has long been part of everyday reality for many peoples of African descent and devotees of Vodun in West Africa and Vodou in Haiti.
“What is assumed to be “supernatural” or “paranormal” in Western and Gothic circles has long been a part of everyday reality for many peoples of African descent and devotees of Vodun in Western Africa and Vodou in Haiti.”
From Gothic "Voodoo" in Africa and Haiti (2019) · cites this paper as Montgomery & Vannier, 2017, p. 155
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Montgomery, E. J. (2019) · eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics · doi:10.25120/etropic.18.1.2019.3666 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Montgomery, E., & Vannier, C.
- ORCID
- Montgomery, Eric
- Venue
- BRILL eBooks
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Published
- 2017-02-13
- OpenAlex
- W2606571017
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2
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- 1.93
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- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African Studies and Ethnography
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Caribbean and African Literature and Culture
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Keywords
- spirit possession, shrines, Ewe people, fishing communities, sacred landscape, medicinal practices, African traditional religion, political economy, southern Togo
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