Benjamin Hebblethwaite: Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>The first comprehensive collection of Vodou sacred literature in bilingual form<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781439906019&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="2138_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><h1>Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English</h1> <H2>Chante Vodou an krey�l ayisyen ak angle</H2> <H2>With the editorial assistance of Joanne Bartley, Chris Ballengee, Vanessa Brissault, Erica Felker-Kantor, Andrew Tarter, Quinn Hansen, and Kat Warwick</H2> <h3>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</h3> <P>cloth 1-4399-0601-7 $95.50, Nov 11, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <br>paper 1-4399-0602-5 $41.95, Nov 11, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <br>Electronic Book 1-4399-0603-3 $41.95 <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <BR> 396 pp 6x9 26 halftones </P><BLOCKQUOTE><I>"Benjamin Hebblethwaite�s </I>Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English<I> is an extraordinary compilation of the sacred oral traditions of Haiti. Hebblethwaite brings the combined talents of an ethnographer and linguist to the translation and interpretation of over six hundred Vodou songs, spanning several decades, contexts, and moods. Many are from important collections that have never been published. Accompanying this remarkable project is a hundred-page dictionary of Vodou terms, which will be an invaluable resource for students of Haitian culture and religion."</I> <br>&#151<b>Joseph M. Murphy</b>, Georgetown University, author of <I>Working the Spirit: Ceremonies of the African Diaspora</I></I></BLOCKQUOTE> <p>Vodou songs constitute the living memory of Haitian Vodou communities, and song texts are key elements to understanding Haitian culture. Vodou songs form a profound religious and cultural heritage that traverses the past and refreshes the present. Offering a one-of-a-kind research tool on Vodou and its cultural roots in Haiti and pre-Haitian regions, <i>Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English</i> provides a substantial selection of hard to find or unpublished sacred Vodou songs in a side-by-side bilingual format. <p>Esteemed scholar Benjamin Hebblethwaite introduces the language, mythology, philosophy, origins, and culture of Vodou through several chapters of source songs plus separate analytical chapters. He guides readers through songs, chants, poems, magical formulae, invocations, prayers, historical texts and interviews, as well as Haitian Creole grammar and original sacred literature. An in-depth dictionary of key Vodou terms and concepts is also provided. <p>This corpus of songs and the research about them provide a crucial understanding of the meaning of Vodou religion, language, and culture. <BR> <h2>Excerpt</h2><P>Excerpt available at <a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress">www.temple.edu/tempress</a></p> <BR> <h2>Reviews</h2> <p><I>"</I>Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English<I> gives English-language readers access, for the first time, to a remarkably rich and diverse corpus of songs. Hebblethwaite, a leading expert in Haitian Krey�l, provides excellent translations and lucid linguistic and cultural analysis. He shows how Vodou songs bring together theology, history, and poetry. A vital resource for all those interested in Haitian culture and religion, as well as for those teaching and learning Haitian Krey�l."</I><br>&#151<b> Laurent Dubois</b>, Duke University, author of <I>Haiti: The Aftershocks of History</I> <p><i>"Hebblethwaite brings a needed resource to those wishing to better understand the role of voodoo in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. Combining collections and offering translations of material (some for the first time in English), the author provides insight into to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in action. .... Most important is the author's assertion that the oral tradition, common in preliterate cultures, is best displayed in the persistence of cultural information embedded in the faith's songs.... [T]his volume will be of great value to those already well versed in the history and cultural analysis of the Ife-based West African religions in the New World and elsewhere. Summing Up: Recommended."</I> <br>&#151<b><I>CHOICE</I></b> <p><i>"Hebblethwaite offers an exemplary entr�e into the textual universe of the songs of Haitian Vodou, one of the most important features of the religion. Compendiums of Haitian Vodou song texts in English and Haitian Creole are uncommon making this book all the more important.... The book's strengths make it useful for students and specialists of Caribbean religions, linguistics, and history. It is clearly written and makes a contribution to Haitian studies by emphasizing the critical importance of Vodou song texts as literature."</I> <br>&#151<b><I>Journal of West Indian Literature</I></b> <p><i>"Benjamin Hebblethwaite�s masterful collection of </i>Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English<i> is a major contribution to many fields of contemporary scholarship.... The real significance of </i>Vodou Songs<i> lies in its bilingual presentation of a body of songs previously accessible only to Haitian Creole speakers.... Undoubtedly, </i>Vodou Songs<i> will open up new vistas in the study of Haitian literature, culture, language, and society, and establish a new benchmark in both research philosophy and practice."</I><br>&#151<b><I>The Caribbean Review of Books</I></b> <BR> <h2>Contents</h2><P> <p>Acknowledgments <br>1. The World of Vodou Songs • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> <br>2. Historical Songs • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> <br>3. Jacques Roumain's, Werner A. Jaegerhuber's and Jean Price-Mars�s Songs • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> <br>4. Milo Marcelin�s Songs • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> and <i>Joanne Bartley</i> <br>5. Laura Boulton�s Songs • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> and <i>Joanne Bartley</i> <br>6. J.L.�s Songs • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> and <i>Chris Ballengee</i> <br>7. Benjamin Hebblethwaite�s Songs • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> <br>8. Harold Courlander�s Songs • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> and <i>Erica Felker-Kantor</i> <br>Appendix A: Dictionary of Vodou Terms • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i>, with contributions from <i>Joanne Bartley</i>,<i> Andrew Tarter</i>, <i>Quinn Hansen</i> and<i> Kat Warwick</i> <br>Appendix B: Outline of Haitian Creole Grammer • <i>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</i> and <i>Vanessa Brissault</i> <br>Notes <br>References <br>Index <br>Photo Gallery </P><BR> <H2>About the Author(s)</H2> <P><b>Benjamin Hebblethwaite</b> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Florida. He is the coeditor (with Jacques Pierre) of Arthur Rimbaud's prose poem, <i>Une saison en enfer / Yon sezon matchyav�l</i>.</P> <BR><H2>Subject Categories</H2> <p><A HREF="/tempress/religion.html" TARGET="_top">Religion</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/latin.html" TARGET="_top">Latin American/Caribbean Studies</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/anthropology.html" TARGET="_top">Anthropology</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781439906019&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="copyright.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Web Copyright Policy';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Web Copyright Policy">©</a> 2015 <a href="http://www.temple.edu" target="new" onMouseOver="window.status='Link to Temple University home page';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Link to Temple University home page">Temple University</a>. 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