Vodou: Visions and Voices of Haiti [Paperback]

Phyllis Galembo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

Now Back in Print!Eighty-plus brilliant color photographs are accompanied by captions and essays from experts of Voodoo, or VODOU, the dazzlingly symbolic spiritual tradition. Photographer Phyllis Galembo shows us the human and divine faces and voices of real Haitian Vodou in a beautiful, personal, and intimate document of a fascinating and deeply misunderstood religion.Reissued with a new cover to coincide with the author’s one-person show at the Albany Institute of History and Art in New York.A groundbreaking collection that was before its time. As alternative religions such as Wicca gain in popularity, less understood traditions such as vodou are garnering more attention. Captions and essays from experts in the field accompany brilliant photographs documenting the vodou religious practice.

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*Captions and essays from experts in the field accompany more than 80 brilliant color photo graphs documenting the vodou religious practice.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580086764
• ISBN-13: 978-1580086769
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.4 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Travel > Caribbean > Haiti

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite and Enchanting, June 23, 2000

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Victor Cypert - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vodou: Visions and Voices of Haiti (Paperback)

Beautiful images and masterful writing combine to give the reader a glimpse of the economically devastated but spiritually rich lives of the people in Haiti.

Pictures of Manbos, Oungans, and Bokos make the book come alive and speak to us of the beauty and wonder of the misunderstood religion of Vodou.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, April 17, 2005

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Shloma ben Avram HaKohain "Threat to the Stat... (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vodou: Visions and Voices of Haiti (Paperback)

Phyllis Galembo's photographic skills are legend among those whose interest extends to African and Afro-Caribbean religions. In this area she never fails to impress and satisfy. I am happy to have this book.

In addition to her brilliant photographs, Galembo offers detailed, profound and soulful explanations of Vodou belief. She is one of only a very few authors to have done so. This book will serve to inform and enlighten both the curious and the expert. Bravo!