Course 2

Spirits, Magic, and the Sacred

Esprits, magie et le sacré

7 lessons ~0 min Source: Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits, An Outline of Dahomean Religious Belief (1933)

From the initiation rites that remake the self to the three souls dwelling in every human body, from the divine trickster Legba to the magic charms that arm the living against fate, this course descends into the deepest chambers of Dahomean spiritual life.

Lessons

1
The Architecture of Worship L'architecture du culte
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2
Death, Resurrection, and the Making of a Vodunsi Mort, résurrection et la formation d'un vodunsi
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The Three Souls of a Human Being Les trois âmes de l'être humain
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Fa: The Writing of Destiny Fa : l'écriture du destin
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Legba and Da: Trickster and Serpent Legba et Da : le trickster et le serpent
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The Forest Spirits and the Gbo Les esprits de la forêt et le gbo
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The Sacred Compound: A Universe in Miniature Le quartier sacré : un univers en miniature