Voodoo and Politics in Haiti

MICHEL S. LAGUERRE is Professor of Social Anthropology and Afro-American Studies and a Member of the Executive Committee of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California at Berkeley.

• Preface - Introduction: Religion and Politics - The Evolution of Colonial Voodoo from African to Slave Religions - Marronage and Voodoo - Revolutionary Voodoo Leaders - Secret Societies - Pilgrimage, Voodoo and Politics - Politics and Voodoo During the Duvalier Era - Public Policies and National Prospects - Notes - References Cited - Index