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by Kate Ramsey
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- Title The Spirits and the Law: Vodou and Power in Haiti
- Author Kate Ramsey
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Date 2015-11-13
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780226703800 / 0226703800
- Weight 1.43 lbs (0.65 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.99 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.51 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Caribbean
- Library of Congress subjects Haiti - Religion, Voodooism - Law and legislation - Haiti
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010043112
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.699
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Paperback / softback. New. Vodou has often served as a scapegoat for Haiti's problems, from political upheavals to natural disasters. This tradition of scapegoating stretches back to the nation's founding and forms part of a contest over the legitimacy of the religion, both beyond and within Haiti's borders. The Spirits and the Law examines that vexed history, asking why, from 1835 to 1987, Haiti banned many popular ritual practices.To find out, Kate Ramsey begins with the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath. Fearful of an independent black nation inspiring similar revolts, the United States, France, and the rest of Europe ostracized Haiti. Successive Haitian governments, seeking to counter the image of Haiti as primitive as well as contain popular organization and leadership, outlawed spells and, later, superstitious practices. While not often strictly enforced, these laws were at times the basis for attacks on Vodou by the Haitian state, the Catholic Church, and occupying U.S. forces.…
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