Vodou, the Arts, and (Re)Presenting the Divine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4052353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyrah Malika Daniels (0000-0003-1895-1966, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-48 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Meridians (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1536-6936 • E-ISSN: 1547-8424 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/15366936-9554046 |
| OpenAlex | W4286652512 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Few conversations with the renowned Haitian novelist Edwidge Danticat have delved into the subject of religion in Haiti and the representations of Vodou in her fiction and nonfiction writing. This interview with Danticat explores her religious upbringing, Vodou and interfaith dialogue, and representations of Haitian religion in the media and in the world. Other topics discussed include Haitian sacred space and the environment, Vodou as a matriarchal religion, and divine archetypes present in her body of writings. Drawing from an Africana religion framework, the questions posed here consider the religious import of Danticat's literary works as "sacred texts" of Haiti and the Haitian dyaspora
Archetype · Art · Literature · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropology · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |