Nan domi

The first and only insider's account of Vodou’s private, mystical, interior practice, a compelling story of initiation and transformation.

Secrets of voodoo

Secrets of Voodoo traces the development of this complex religion (in Haiti and the Americas) from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods or loas and their function, the symbols and signs, rituals, the ceremonial cale...

Spiritual contestations – the violence of peace in south sudan

A fresh perspective on conflict and peace-making that highlights the cosmologies and invisible entities that state, society and religious authorities draw on to claim or reclaim legitimacy and control.Peace-making can be a violent, arbitrary assertion of power. At the same time, the spheres of po...

Under different moons