Jolane,
the Metreaux text I believe Sabina was thinking of is just called Voodoo. My
edition is Sphere 1974, ISBN 0 7221 6060 7
Ken
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From: "Sabina Magliocco" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: Delurking: Maya Deren on Voudou
> Hi Jolane,
>
> There has been a ton of work done of the African diasporic religions
> beyond Maya Deren. Remember that she was primarily a dancer and what
> would today be called an ethnochoreologist; thus her work is limited by
> her very specific focus. You might start by looking at the work of
> anthropologist Alfred Metreaux -- sorry I don't have the exact bib here,
> but a search through any library database will yield the correct titles;
> he's classic. I would also strongly recommend Karen McCarthy Brown's
> _Mama Lola_ (Berkeley: U of California Press, 1991 and now in 2nd edition
> as well); I use it as a text in classes, and it's both scholarly and
> accessible. It also has a thorough bibliography that will yield many
> additional resources.
>
> _Western Folklore_ will soon have a special issue out on Afro-Caribbean
> religions; look for that in summer 2006.
>
> Best,
> Sabina
>
> ---- Original message ----
>>Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 13:22:45 -0000
>>From: Jolane Abrams <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Delurking: Maya Deren on Voudou
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>Hello out there - been hanging around in the background for a while. My
>>background is mostly scientific - I've done molecular biology and
>>neuroscience - but I'm getting more and more interested in esoterica these
>>days, possibly as a result of frustration at the limits of scientific
>>method :).
>>
>>I've been interested in African Diaspora religions for about 10 years now
>>and have just read Maya Deren's classic Divine Horsemen:the Living Gods of
>>Haiti.
>>
>>What I find particularly interesting is her evidence for the combination
>>of of indigenous American traditions into Voudou, and I wondered if there
>>had been any further work done in this area. A Google search has not
>>turned up anything useful, other than "Her argument seems frail." (I don't
>>have access to any university databases, unfortunately).
>>
>>Any pointers much appreciated...
> Sabina Magliocco
> Associate Professor
> Department of Anthropology
> California State University
> 18111 Nordhoff St.
> Northridge, CA 91330-8244
>
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