African Interpretations of the Christian Cross in Vodun
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4841975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leslie Gerald Desmangles |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 13 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3709833 |
| OpenAlex | W4229690472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The contact between Dahomean religions and European Catholicism in Haiti during the colonial period (1492–1804) resulted in a system of correspondences between these two religions. Such correspondences can be seen in Vodun not only in the reinterpretation of many Catholic saints but also in the reinterpretation of the Christian cross. Contrary to the opinions of many scholars who claim that the use of the Christian cross in Vodun ceremonies is Christian in character, this article points out that Vodunists do not interpret the symbol of the cross in the context of Christian theology, but in the context of Dahomean mythology
Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Anthropology · Christian Theology and Mission · Philosophy · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |