Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
About Indigenous Spiritual Traditions and Cultural Appropriation
Part 1: What is Haitian Vodou?
Chapter 1: Zo Li Mache: How Haiti, and Haitian Vodou, Came to Be
Chapter 2: Aprè Bondye: Basic Principles and Ethics of Haitian Vodou
Chapter 3: What Haitian Vodou is Not: Confusions and Controversies
Part 2: Lezanj: Meet the 21 Nations of the Lwa
Chapter 4: The Rada Lwa
Chapter 5: The Petro (Petwo) Lwa
Chapter 6: The Gede Lwa
Chapter 7: Other Lwa
Part 3: Seremoni: Haitian Vodou Ceremonies and Rites of Passage
Chapter 8: Sèvi Lwa: Serving the Lwa
Chapter 9: Wanga: Haitian Vodou Magic
Chapter 10: Sosyete: The Vodou Family, Initiation, and Practice
Chapter 11: First Steps in Haitian Vodou
Appendix I: Glossary
Appendix II: Haiti Timeline
Appendix III: Catholic Prayers
Appendix IV: Lwa Table of Correspondences
Further Reading/Online Resources (books, periodicals, Internet)
Index