Istwa across the water : Haitian history, memory, and the cultural imagination
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Pressley-Sanon Toni ;
- Editeurs : Gainesville Tallahassee Tampa [etc.] University press of Florida ;
- Date d'édition : [2017]
- ISBN : 978-0-8130-5440-7
- Sujets : Mémoire -- Aspect social -- Haïti, Vaudou, Créole haïtien (langue), Haïti -- Histoire, Haïti
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xiv, 195 p.), : Ill., couv. ill. en coul., 24 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Existe aussi en version électronique ; Notes bibliogr. p. [147]-173. Bibliogr. p. [175]-184. Index
Résumé
Drawing on the belief system of Vodou, this project is anchored by three theoretical concepts: tidalectics, a term for the repetitive back-and-forth movement of the ocean, symbolizing ritual, balance, and cyclical unity; Marasa, or twinning, a principle of Vodou in which fragmented parts strive for remembrance and holism; and istwa, a Kreyol term whose meaning encompasses history, story, and memory