Coined in the middle of the nineteenth century, the term "voodoo" has been deployed largely by people in the U.S. to refer to spiritual practices--real or imagined--among people of African descent. "Voodoo" is one way that white people have invoked their anxieties and stereotypes about Black people--to call them uncivilized, superstitious, hypersexual, violent, and cannibalistic. In this book, Danielle Boaz explores public perceptions of "voodoo" as they have varied over time, with an emphasis on the intricate connection between stereotypes of "voodoo" and debates about race and human rights.
Coined in the middle of the nineteenth century, the term "voodoo" has been deployed largely by people in the U.S. to refer to spiritual practices--real or imagined--among people of African descent. "Voodoo" is one way that white people have invoked their anxieties and stereotypes about Black people--to call them uncivilized, superstitious, hypersexual, violent, and cannibalistic. In this book, Danielle Boaz explores public perceptions of "voodoo" as they have varied over time, with an emphasis on the intricate connection between stereotypes of "voodoo" and debates about race and human rights.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Danielle N. Boaz is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she offers courses on human rights, social justice, and the law. She has a Ph.D. in history with a specialization in Africa and the African Diaspora; a J.D. with a concentration in International Law; and a LL.M. in Intercultural Human Rights. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Africana Religions. Boaz's research focuses on the intersection of racism and religious intolerance, with an emphasis on discrimination and violence against devotees of African diaspora religions.
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Introduction 1. Emancipation, Civil Rights, and the Origins of "Voodoo" in the 1850s--1880s 2. "Voodoo" and U.S. Imperialism in Cuba in the 1890s--1920s 3. Love Cults and "White Slaves" in the 1920s 4. Human Sacrifice and African American Muslims in the 1930s 5. "Sacrifices at Sea" and Refugees in the 1980s 6. Sex Trafficking and Sacred Oaths in the 1990s to the Present Conclusion Bibliography Index
Introduction 1. Emancipation, Civil Rights, and the Origins of "Voodoo" in the 1850s--1880s 2. "Voodoo" and U.S. Imperialism in Cuba in the 1890s--1920s 3. Love Cults and "White Slaves" in the 1920s 4. Human Sacrifice and African American Muslims in the 1930s 5. "Sacrifices at Sea" and Refugees in the 1980s 6. Sex Trafficking and Sacred Oaths in the 1990s to the Present Conclusion Bibliography Index
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