{"product_id":"vodun-in-coastal-benin-unfinished-open-ended-global-paperback-1","title":"Vodun in Coastal Benin: Unfinished, Open-Ended, Global - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDana Rush\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentered on the former slaving port of Ouidah, Benin, Dana Rush's research extends through Togo to Ghana, a region where exchanges of histories, ideas, and belief systems are given material forms. This is a land where Shango, Jesus, and the Buddha are all gods of Vodun; where Hindu and Vodun deities co-exist in symbiosis; where the spirits of people enslaved 150 years ago are paid tribute by the children of their long-lost masters; and where Haitian, Brazilian, and Cuban images, artists, and spirits remain relevant to contemporary West African practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is richly illustrated with color photographs of Vodun shrines, temple wall paintings, masquerades, and Hindu chromolithographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first publication in a new series called \"Critical Investigations of the African Diaspora.\" The series grows out of Issues in Critical Investigation, a Vanderbilt initiative to assist junior scholars through critical feedback from senior faculty, annual symposia, and prize competitions in the humanities and social sciences. Dana Rush's \u003ci\u003eVodun in Coastal Benin\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the inaugural Anna Julia Cooper Prize in the Humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42605698777184,"sku":"9780826519085","price":93.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/L0VTZXdlYWt0MHl1VisyMlUvM0JSdz09.webp?v=1771808093","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/vodun-in-coastal-benin-unfinished-open-ended-global-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}