Vodún: secrecy and the search for divine power
Tourists to Ouidah, a city on the coast of the Republic of Bénin, in West Africa, typically visit a few well-known sites of significance to the Vodún religion—the Python Temple, where Dangbé, the python spirit, is worshipped, and King Kpasse's sacred forest, which is the seat of the Vodún deity...
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Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
Lingua: | Inglese |
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Press
[2019]
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In: | Anno: 2019 |
Periodico/Rivista: | Contemporary Ethnography
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(sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Voodoo
/ Dio
/ Potere
/ Benin
/ Etnologia
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Altre parole chiave: | B
Secrecy
Religious aspects
Vodou
B Vodou Economic aspects (Benin) History 21st century B Religious Studies B Anthropology B Resoconto di un'esperienza personale B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Generale B Tourism B Ethnology (Benin) B Control (Psychology) B Sociology B Control (Psychology) Religious aspects Vodou B Tourism (Benin) History 21st century B Linguistics B Religione B Folklore B Secrecy B Vodou |
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