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Haiti, History, and the Gods

by Joan Dayan

Haiti, History, and the Gods is a 1995 book by Colin Dayan that studies the history, culture, and religious practices of Haiti. Dayan focuses on the complexities and ambiguities often omitted from traditional historical accounts. Using a wide range of previously untranslated and overlooked sources, including historical texts, legal documents, and vodou rituals, Dayan reconstructs the cultural and spiritual landscape of both French Saint-Domingue and modern Haiti. The book presents vodou and narrative fiction as alternative archives of historical knowledge, offering new insights into the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath.

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