The Rainy Season: Haiti Since DuvalierThis welcome interpretation of Haiti provides many insights into a country that few North Americans understand. Wilentz, a journalist, captures the complex cultural ambience and mystery of domestic politics with a penetrating eye and powerful description. Covering the years 1986-89, Wilentz analyzes political developments, centering her interpretations on the activities of a radical priest, interspersed with individual Haitian portraits and personal incidents. The flavor of Haiti is superbly conveyed, as are some unsavory aspects of the role of the press, the Catholic Church, and the U.S. embassy, but Wilentz's narrative is often unclear and her objectivity flawed. For academic and large public libraries.-- Roderic A. Camp, Central Coll., Pella, Ia . -Library Journal. |
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... Ogoun dwells . You could hear Aboudja's loud drum- ming coming from the temple . Two of the girls who sat next to Filo were singing a song to the drummer's rhythms , a song they had made up about voodoo and women , women's strength in ...
... Ogoun dwells . You could hear Aboudja's loud drum- ming coming from the temple . Two of the girls who sat next to Filo were singing a song to the drummer's rhythms , a song they had made up about voodoo and women , women's strength in ...
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... Ogoun Feraille , god of war , for vaudouisants . The voodoo wor- shipers call Saint Jacques Ogoun , they call Ogoun Saint Jacques ; after two centuries of hiding African beliefs behind Catholic ritual , certain saints and Christian ...
... Ogoun Feraille , god of war , for vaudouisants . The voodoo wor- shipers call Saint Jacques Ogoun , they call Ogoun Saint Jacques ; after two centuries of hiding African beliefs behind Catholic ritual , certain saints and Christian ...
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... Ogoun , or a priest , even a good one , may believe in Christ . " I was a Fignolist when I was young , and I even worked for Duvalier for a little while . I had little doubt that Noirisme was the one true path for Haiti . Then I ...
... Ogoun , or a priest , even a good one , may believe in Christ . " I was a Fignolist when I was young , and I even worked for Duvalier for a little while . I had little doubt that Noirisme was the one true path for Haiti . Then I ...
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