Vodou in Haitian Life and Culture: Invisible Powers

An edited collection that bridges Vodou theology and lived practice, gathering essays that keep Vodou close to health, reciprocity, ritual labor, and the practical management of suffering rather than reducing it to spectacle or superstition. The collection is especially strong on the everyday mechanics of service — how people relate to the lwa, what ritual specialists do, how possession is recognized, and how concepts such as met-tet, gwo-bon-anj, and ti-bon-anj belong to a comprehensive view of personhood and social obligation.