Cord of blood : possession and the making of Voodoo /

Lovell, Nadia, 1963-

Cord of blood : possession and the making of Voodoo / Nadia Lovell. - London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2002. - 151 pages ; 22 cm. - Anthropology, Culture, and Society .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-147) and indexes.

Blood and place, persons and gods -- Making gods, knowing gods -- Tying humans, unmaking gender -- Healing modernities, engendering difference.

An ethnographically rich account of the Vodhum (voodoo) cult amongst the Watchi in Southern Togo

074531841X (pbk.) 9780745318417

2002011908


Vodou--Togo.
Vudú --Togo


Togo--Religious life and customs.
Togo --Vida religiosa y costumbres

BL 2470 / L911c 2002

299/.675/096681