Rara! : Vodou, Power, and Performance in Haiti and Its Diaspora Paperback - 2002
by McAlister, Elizabeth
- Used
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Details
- Title Rara! : Vodou, Power, and Performance in Haiti and Its Diaspora
- Author McAlister, Elizabeth
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 277
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2002-05-01
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Glossary, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 17790205-6
- ISBN 9780520228238 / 0520228235
- Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.96 x 6.16 x 0.75 in (22.76 x 15.65 x 1.91 cm)
- Reading level 1430
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Caribbean
- Library of Congress subjects Folk music - Haiti - History and criticism, Voodoo music - Haiti - History and criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001005016
- Dewey Decimal Code 394.265
First line
From the rear cover
"This is a major contribution to the literature on Vodou, Haiti, popular culture, Caribbean culture and music, transnational immigrant practices, and the corpus of black religions in the Americas. It is an extremely well-written, well researched and argued, and highly readable book."--Lawrence H. Mamiya, co-author of The Black Church in the African American Experience
"This is a smart and thoughtful book by a very talented ethnographer. Anyone interested in Haiti will appreciate the work of Elizabeth McAlister."--Karen Brown, author of Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
"A rare in-depth look at an extremely popular, yet often misunderstood phenomenon. With this book and CD, Elizabeth McAlister, an involved observer, makes an incalculable contribution to our musical and cultural literature."--Edwidge Danticat, author of The Farming of Bones: A Novel
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 12/01/2002, Page 647
- Multicultural Review, 03/01/2003, Page 71
