Passage of Darkness

The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Passage of Darkness by Wade Davis, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Wade Davis ISBN: 9780807887585
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: November 9, 2000
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Wade Davis
ISBN: 9780807887585
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: November 9, 2000
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book Black. Queer. Southern. Women. by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Bill Neal's Southern Cooking by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Spirited Lives by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Virgil's Aeneid by Wade Davis
Cover of the book The Economic Diplomacy of the Suez Crisis by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Down and Out in the Great Depression by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Back Channel to Cuba by Wade Davis
Cover of the book First Fruits of Freedom by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Jimmy Carter's Economy by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Prophets of Rebellion by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Interpreting the Free Exercise of Religion by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Havana and the Atlantic in the Sixteenth Century by Wade Davis
Cover of the book In My Father's House Are Many Mansions by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Print News and Raise Hell by Wade Davis
Cover of the book Redeeming America by Wade Davis
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy