Haiti's Pact with the Devil
Bwa Kayiman, Haitian Protestant Views of Vodou, and the Future of Haiti
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3333747 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B M Louis (0000-0001-7082-4951, University of Kentucky, corresponding author), Bertin M Louis Jr |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 464 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel10080464 |
| OpenAlex | W2966375045 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 10 |
This essay uses ethnographic research conducted among Haitian Protestants in the Bahamas in 2005 and 2012 plus internet resources to document the belief among Haitian Protestants (Haitians who practice Protestant forms of Christianity) that Haiti supposedly made a pact with the Devil (Satan) as the result of Bwa Kayiman, a Vodou ceremony that launched the Haitian Revolution (1791-1803). Vodou is the syncretized religion indigenous to Haiti. I argue that this interpretation of Bwa Kayiman is an extension of the negative effects of the globalization of American Fundamentalist Christianity in Haiti and, by extension, peoples of African descent and the Global South
Archaeology · Ceremony · Christianity · Ethnology · Faith · Globalization · Political science · Protestantism · Sociology · Theology · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |