Vodun: Secrecy and the Search for Divine Power, Hardcover/Timothy R. Landry

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Description Tourists to Ouidah, a city on the coast of the Republic of B nin, in West Africa, typically visit a few well-known sites of significance to the Vod n religion--the Python Temple, where Dangb , the python spirit, is worshipped, and King Kpasse\'s sacred forest, which is the seat of the Vod n deity known as Lok . However, other, less familiar places, such as the palace of the so-called supreme chief of Vod n in B nin, are also rising in popularity as tourists become increasingly adventurous and as more Vod n priests and temples make themselves available to foreigners in the hopes of earning extra money. Timothy R. Landry examines the connections between local Vod n priests and spiritual seekers who travel to B nin--some for the snapshot, others for full-fledged initiation into the religion. He argues that the ways in which the Vod n priests and tourists negotiate the transfer of confidential, sacred knowledge create its value. The more secrecy that surrounds Vod n ritual practice and material culture, the more authentic, coveted, and, consequently, expensive that knowledge becomes. Landry writes as anthropologist and initiate, having participated in hundreds of Vod n ceremonies, rituals, and festivals. Examining the role of money, the incarnation of deities, the limits of adaptation for the transnational community, and the belief in spirits, sorcery, and witchcraft, Vod n ponders the ethical implications of producing and consuming culture by local and international agents. Highlighting the ways in which racialization, power, and the legacy of colonialism affect the procurement and transmission of secret knowledge in West Africa and beyond, Landry demonstrates how, paradoxically, secrecy is critically important to Vod n\'s global expansion. About the author Timothy R. Landry teaches anthropology and religious studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.