Istwa across the water : Haitian history, memory, and the cultural imagination / Toni Pressley-Sanon.
Drawing on the belief system of Vodou, this project is anchored by three theoretical concepts: tidalectics, a term for the repetitive back-and-forth movement of the ocean, symbolizing ritual, balance, and cyclical unity; Marasa, or twinning, a principle of Vodou in which fragmented parts strive for...
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Language: | English |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
[2017]
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Physical Description: | xiv, 195 pages ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
Drawing on the belief system of Vodou, this project is anchored by three theoretical concepts: tidalectics, a term for the repetitive back-and-forth movement of the ocean, symbolizing ritual, balance, and cyclical unity; Marasa, or twinning, a principle of Vodou in which fragmented parts strive for remembrance and holism; and istwa, a Kreyol term whose meaning encompasses history, story, and memory. |
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Call Number: | F1921 .P93 2017 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780813054407 0813054400 |