The Undressing of Two Sacred Healing Bundles: Curative Arts of the Black Atlantic in Haiti and Ancient Kongo

This study explores the role of material religion and healing practices of Kongo traditions in Central Africa and the Caribbean. Using Max G. Beauvoir's notion that "Illness . . . results from a breach . . . that engenders conditions of disequilibrium, disharmony, chaos, and disorder,"...

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Main Author: Daniels, Kyrah Malika (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2013
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2013, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 416-429
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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