Name: divine horsemen,the living gods of haiti
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Author: Deren, Maya ; Campbell, Joseph
ISBN: 9780914232636

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divine horsemen,the living gods of haiti

Type

Physical Book

Author

Maya Deren

Preface by

Joseph Campbell

Publisher

McPherson

Language

English

Pages

366

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.2 x 14.6 x 2.7 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN

0914232630

ISBN13

9780914232636

Synopsis "divine horsemen,the living gods of haiti"

This is the classic, intimate study, movingly written with the special insight of direct encounter, which was first published in 1953 by the fledgling Thames & Hudson firm in a series edited by Joseph Campbell. Maya Deren's Divine Horsemen is recognized throughout the world as a primary source book on the culture and spirituality of Haitian Voudoun. The work includes all the original photographs and illustrations, glossary, appendices and index. It includes the original Campbell foreword along with the foreword Campbell added to a later edition.

Joseph Campbell

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(New York, 1904 - Honolulu, 1987) was, along with Mircea Eliade, the most important mythologist of the second half of the 20th century. Professor Emeritus of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, he was a renowned writer and lecturer on mythology and comparative religions.

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