An Ethnography of a Vodu Shrine in Southern Togo - Of Spirit, Slave and Sea

This book offers an ethnography of the beliefs and practices of Vodu, as they relate to daily life in an ethnic Ewe fishing community on the coast of southern Togo.

Info autore

Eric Montgomery, Ph.D. (2006), Wayne State University, is Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State and Central Michigan University. He co-produced and directed two ethnographic films, and many articles in anthropology, including Syncretism in Africa and Latin America (Journal of Religion and Society, 2016).

Christian Vannier, Ph.D. (2007), Wayne State University, is a Lecturer of Anthropology and Africana Studies at University of Michigan-Flint. He has published numerous articles on Afro-Atlantic culture and co-edited Cultures of Doing Good: Anthropologists and NGOs (2017).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eric Montgomery, Christian Vannier
• Editore: Brill
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.02.2017
• EAN: 9789004341081
• ISBN: 978-90-04-34108-1
• Pagine: 316
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Peso: 589 g
• Serie: Studies of Religion in Africa
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche