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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Haitian
Description
A frank look at a largely unexplored area, Of Men And Gods examines the daily existence of several Haitian men who are openly gay.Prevalent, yet still taboo, homosexuality and gay culture are allowed to flourish within the context of Haiti's Vodou religion.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
To Serve the Gods is about the beliefs, rituals and performances of a week-long ceremony given by a Haitian family in honor of its ancestral spirits. We are told at the outset of the film that this sevis loua only occurs every twenty to thirty years. This particular service takes place in a rural community in southern Haiti, on family land, where relatives have gathered to propitiate gods inherited by their ancestors.
3) Devil bones
Author
Series
Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
An underground chamber is exposed in a seedy, dilapidated house with sagging trim and peeling paint...
In the dark cellar, a ritualistic display is revealed. A human skull rests on a cauldron, surrounded by slain chickens and bizarre figurines. Beads and antlers dangle overhead.
Called to the scene is forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan. Bony architecture suggests that the skull is that of a young, black female. But how did she die?
...Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Legacy of the Spirits traces the religion of Vodou (voodoo) from Africa to Haiti to New York City. It explains the theology of the religion, the meaning of the rituals, the pantheon of spirits, possession, the sacred drawings (called ve-ve), the Catholic influence, the history of persecution and more.
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