Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
by Deren, Maya
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0500110123
- ISBN 13
- 9780500110126
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About This Item
London: Thames and Hudson. Good. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. 0500110123 . Footnotes, Glossary of Creole terms referring to Voudoun, References, Index. Black and white photographic plates. Diagrams. Voudoun is the religion, primarily African in origin, of the vast majority of the inhabitants of the Republic of Haiti. This work "Delineates this cult as an experienced and comprehended initiation into the mysteries of man's harmony within himself and with the cosmic process." - Editor's Foreword. Average wear to publisher's blue cloth decorated with gilt upon front board. Unnmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating reference.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Haiti, Gods, Religion, Legba, Ghede, Damballah, Simbi, Agwe, Ogoun, Erzulie, Loco and AyizanHoungan, Loa, Rites, Drums and Dance, Hounfor, Possession, Latin America, Cults , Voudoun Mythology, Creole, vodoun, Vodou, Voodoo , Hispaniola .
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- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 454H3700
- Title
- Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
- Author
- Deren, Maya
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0500110123
- ISBN 13
- 9780500110126
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- 0500110123, Haiti, Gods, Religion, Legba, Ghede, Damballah, Simbi, Agwe, Ogoun
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Latin America;
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