An ethnography of a Vodu shrine in southern Togo : : of spirit, slave, and sea / / by Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier.

• Superior document: Studies of religion in Africa: supplements to the Journal of religion in Africa, v. 46
• Author: Montgomery, Eric James.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2017]
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies of Religion in Africa 46.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 306 pages) :; illustrations.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction: Religion in Millennial West Africa /; Dawn of the Gods: History and Power in Eweland /; Between the Pipeline and the Sea: The Gbedala Community /; Gorovodu: A Family of Gods /; The Shrine at Gbedala /; Fetatrotro: Feast and Festival /; The Northern Others: Slavery and Islam in Gorovodu Ceremonial Performance /; Conclusion: Shrine Ethnography and Global Vodu /; Glossary /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004341250
• ISSN: 0169-9814
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Eric J. Montgomery and Christian N. Vannier.

In this book, Eric Montgomery and Christian Vannier provide an ethnographically informed text on the cultural meanings and practices surrounding the gods and metaphysics of Vodu, as they relate to daily life in an ethnic Ewe fishing community on the coast of southern Togo. The authors approach this spirit possession and medicinal order through “shrine ethnography,” understanding shrines as parts of sacred landscapes that are ecological, economic, political, and social. Giving voice to practitioners and situating shrines and Vodu itself into the history and political economy of the region make this text pertinent to the social changes and global relevance of Millennial Africa.