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 » "Vodou Brooklyn"
Stephanie Keith met a Vodou priest at a Buddhist interfaith event. He invited her to photograph and experience the religious world of his Haitian culture. Ten ceremonies later, she offers her images and reflections on these late-night rituals. |
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» Patrick Bellegarde-Smith (mp3, 1:23.42)
» Claudine Michel (mp3, 51:05)
We can't include all of Krista's interview in an hour of radio. And, this week, we could only fit one of two interviews into the program. So, we're giving you a chance to download mp3s of both conversations in their entirety.
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About the Image
An ougan, or Vodou priest, is possessed by the spirit of Gede in a basement in Brooklyn, New York.
(Photo: Stephanie Keith) |
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Voice on the Radio
Patrick Bellegarde-Smith
Bellegarde-Smith is chairman of the Department of Africology at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He's co-edited several books, including Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture and Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth, and Reality.
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Claudine Michel
Michel is professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She co-edited Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth, and Reality and Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture. |
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