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Passage of Darkness:The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie - Gift From Punk Band
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780807842102
- Book Title
- Passage of Darkness : the Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1988
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Features
- New Edition
- Genre
- Social Science
- Topic
- Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions
- Item Weight
- 3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 365 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807842109
ISBN-13
9780807842102
eBay Product ID (ePID)
415384
Product Key Features
Book Title
Passage of Darkness : the Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie
Number of Pages
365 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
1988
Features
New Edition
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
87-040537
Preface by
Schultes, Richard Evans
Reviews
Moves far beyond formula or sensationalism and directly confronts the 'why' of the zombie phenomenon.Western Folklore, Moves far beyond formula or sensationalism and directly confronts the 'why' of the zombie phenomenon. Western Folklore, Davis offers the only firsthand account of the structure and functions of clandestine Bizango societies. Choice, Davis offers the only firsthand account of the structure and functions of clandestine Bizango societies.Choice
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
299/.65
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
In 1982, Harvard-trained ethnobotanist Wade Davis traveled into the Haitian countryside to research reports of zombies--the infamous living dead of Haitian folklore. A report by a team of physicians of a verifiable case of zombification led him to try to obtain the poison associated with the process and examine it for potential medical use.Interdisciplinary in nature, this study reveals a network of power relations reaching all levels of Haitian political life. It sheds light on recent Haitian political history, including the meteoric rise under Duvalier of the Tonton Macoute. By explaining zombification as a rational process within the context of traditional Vodoun society, Davis demystifies one of the most exploited of folk beliefs, one that has been used to denigrate an entire people and their religion., Interdisciplinary in nature, this study reveals a network of power relations reaching all levels of Haitian political life. It sheds light on recent Haitian political history, including the meteoric rise under Duvalier of the Tonton Macoute. By explaining zombification as a rational process within the context of traditional Vodoun society, Davis demystifies one of the most exploited of folk beliefs., In 1982, Harvard-trained ethnobotanist Wade Davis traveled into the Haitian countryside to research reports of zombies--the infamous living dead of Haitian folklore. A report by a team of physicians of a verifiable case of zombification led him to try to obtain the poison associated with the process and examine it for potential medical use. Interdisciplinary in nature, this study reveals a network of power relations reaching all levels of Haitian political life. It sheds light on recent Haitian political history, including the meteoric rise under Duvalier of the Tonton Macoute. By explaining zombification as a rational process within the context of traditional Vodoun society, Davis demystifies one of the most exploited of folk beliefs, one that has been used to denigrate an entire people and their religion., In 1982, Harvard-trained ethnobotanist Wade Davis traveled into the Haitian countryside to research reports of zombies—the infamous living dead of Haitian folklore. A report by a team of physicians of a verifiable case of zombification led him to try to obtain the poison associated with the process and examine it for potential medical use.Interdisciplinary in nature, this study reveals a network of power relations reaching all levels of Haitian political life. It sheds light on recent Haitian political history, including the meteoric rise under Duvalier of the Tonton Macoute. By explaining zombification as a rational process within the context of traditional Vodoun society, Davis demystifies one of the most exploited of folk beliefs, one that has been used to denigrate an entire people and their religion.
LC Classification Number
87-40537
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