Vodun in coastal Bénin : unfinished, open-ended, global /
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Author / Creator: | Rush, Dana, 1966- author. |
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Imprint: | Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2013. |
Description: | xvii, 190 p., 36 p. of plates ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9795918 |
ISBN: | 9780826519078 (hardcover) 0826519075 (hardcover) 9780826519092 (ebook edition) 0826519091 (ebook edition) 9780826519085 (pbk. edition : alk. paper) 0826519083 (pbk. edition : alk. paper) |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary: | "Introduces audiences to the arts and aesthetics of Vodun, a religious system whose existence is misunderstood, if known at all. Presents fieldwork in West Africa and comparative work in Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti. Sheds light on abstract to concrete dimensions of Vodun"--Provided by publisher. |
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