Bêtes Noires

Sorcery as History in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands

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Author(s)
Derby, Lauren
Language
English
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Abstract
Lauren Derby explores storytelling traditions between the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, focusing on shapeshifting spirit demons called baka/bacá as a way to reckon with a shared history of enslavement, colonialism, and exploitation.
URI
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109107
Keywords
Haitian Vodou; Bacás; spirit creatures; shapeshifting sorcery; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Vodú; fukú; history of trauma; spirit demons; capitalist extractivism; Hispaniola; supernatural assault; devil pact tales; conjuring; feral animals; cross border trade; hunting economy; bovine bacá stories; Clément Barbot; swine flu; subsistence agriculture; Rafael Trujillo; supernatural beasts
DOI
10.1215/9781478061564
ISBN
9781478061564, 9781478061564, 9781478029359, 9781478032786, 9781478094401
Publisher
Duke University Press
Publisher website
https://www.dukeupress.edu/
Publication date and place
Durham, North Carolina, USA, 2025
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Classification
Anthropology
Pages
356
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/