Istwa across the water: Haitian history, memory, and the cultural imagination

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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1. Verfasser: Pressley-Sanon, Toni 1968- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville ; Tallahassee ; Tampa ; Boca Raton ; Pensacola ; Orlando ; Miami ; Jacksonville ; Ft. Myers ; Sarasota University Press of Florida [2017]
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiv, 195 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780813054407

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