Culture and Customs of Haiti (Cultures and Customs of the World)

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Culture and Customs of Haiti begins with an overview of the mountainous island that appeared forbidding to European colonizers. Historical periods, including French colonization, U.S. occupation within the early 20th century, Independence and the Duvaliers’ reigns, until as of late, are reviewed and give you the framework for the volume. A chapter at the people and society details the pride of the black state that managed the one successful slave revolution in history. The extremes of society from the elite to the peasantry and slum dwellers are depicted, at the side of Haitians in diaspora. Religion in Haiti, with the strong amalgamation of Roman Catholicism and vaudou, a West African import, is then explained. A Social Customs chapter notes the joy that may be found in such an economically depressed culture. The media and literature and language chapters necessarily unfold within the context of Haiti’s political history. A section on writing in Creole is especially intriguing. In spite of everything, chapters at the performing arts and visual arts evoke the energy and color of the people in such forms as vaudou jazz and dance, up to date rara rock, and the folkloric influence on Haitian painting. A chronology and glossary supplement the text.

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