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Haitian Vodou is a fascinating spiritual tradition rich with ceremonies and magic, songs and prayers, dances and fellowship. Yet outside of Haiti, next to no one understands this joyous and profound way of life. In Haitian Vodou, Mambo Chita Tann explores the historical roots and contemporary practices of this unique tradition, including discussions of: ● Customs, beliefs, sacred spaces, and ritual objects ● Characteristics and behaviors of the Lwa, the spirits served by Vodou practitioners ● Common misconceptions such as voodoo dolls and the zombie phenomenon ● Questions and answers for attending ceremonies and getting involved in a sosyete (Vodou house) ● Correspondence tables, Kreyol glossary, supplemental prayer texts, and an extensive list of reference books and online resources Well-researched, comprehensive, and engaging, Haitian Vodou will be a welcome addition for people new to Haitian spirituality as well as for students, practitioners, and academics.

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Adenrele Ojo is a native Philadelphian who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and currently resides in Los Angeles. First trained as a dancer as a little girl, she went on to study as a part of Philadanco's Training Program; later she received her Bachelor of the Arts in theater from Hunter College in New York and honed her skills at the William Esper Studio, studying Meisner under the auspices of Maggie Flanigan. Nominated for an L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Martha Pentecost in the Fountain Theater's 2006 production of August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Adenrele Ojo, theatre brat (her dad, John E. Allen, Jr. was Founder & Artistic Director of Freedom Theatre, the oldest African American theater in Pennsylvania) is no stranger to the stage. In 2010 she performed in the Fountain Theatre's production of The Ballad of Emmett Till by Ifa Bayeza, directed by Shirley Jo Finney, which won the 2010 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award & the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Ensemble. Other plays include August Wilson's Jitney and Freedom Theatre's own Black Nativity (2007), where she played Mary. Mambo Chita Tann is a mambo asogwe, a priestess of the highest initiated rank in Haitian Vodou. She has more than twenty years of experience as a teacher, published author, and lecturer on African religions and is currently completing a doctorate in religion at Claremont Graduate University. Mambo is a professional Egyptologist and the spiritual leader of Kemetic Orthodoxy, a modern form of ancient Egyptian religion, and appeared in a History Channel documentary about Egypt under her birth name, Tamara L. Siuda.

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