Christian Vannier
Biographic Data
| ID | 731798 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Vannier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Vannier |
| SIGNATURE | VANNIER C |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7455-8934 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intending the Spirits
Early encounters with Africa initiated a European fascination with the “fetish.” Though this term has been extensively problematized, anthropologists have kept the term, reading fetishes as cultural texts and searching to untangle the material assemblages and deep symbols that comprise them. This article contributes to our knowledge of fetishes by applying a practitioner-centric approach to their use and meaning in the matrices of Vodu. First, I …
AfAA Student Paper Prize Winners
African Cultural Astronomy
African Futures and Afrofuturism
Cultures of Doing Good
An Ethnography of a Vodu Shrine in Southern Togo
In this book, Eric Montgomery and Christian Vannier provide an ethnographically informed text on the cultural meanings and practices surrounding the gods and metaphysics of Vodu, as they relate to daily life in an ethnic Ewe fishing community on the coast of southern Togo. The authors approach this spirit possession and medicinal order through "shrine ethnography," understanding shrines as parts of sacred landscapes that are ecological, economic,…
Ethnography of a Vodu Shrine in Southern Togo
Intending the Spirits
Early encounters with Africa initiated a European fascination with the “fetish.” Though this term has been extensively problematized, anthropologists have kept the term, reading fetishes as cultural texts and searching to untangle the material assemblages and deep symbols that comprise them. This article contributes to our knowledge of fetishes by applying a practitioner-centric approach to their use and meaning in the matrices of Vodu. First, I …
African Futures and Afrofuturism
Cultures of Doing Good
An Ethnography of a Vodu Shrine in Southern Togo
In this book, Eric Montgomery and Christian Vannier provide an ethnographically informed text on the cultural meanings and practices surrounding the gods and metaphysics of Vodu, as they relate to daily life in an ethnic Ewe fishing community on the coast of southern Togo. The authors approach this spirit possession and medicinal order through "shrine ethnography," understanding shrines as parts of sacred landscapes that are ecological, economic,…
Ethnography of a Vodu Shrine in Southern Togo
African Futures and Afrofuturism
AfAA Student Paper Prize Winners
African Cultural Astronomy
Intending the Spirits
Early encounters with Africa initiated a European fascination with the “fetish.” Though this term has been extensively problematized, anthropologists have kept the term, reading fetishes as cultural texts and searching to untangle the material assemblages and deep symbols that comprise them. This article contributes to our knowledge of fetishes by applying a practitioner-centric approach to their use and meaning in the matrices of Vodu. First, I …
Computer Science (4 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Citation (3 works) · History (3 works) · Library science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African Studies and Ethnography (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)