Secrets of Voodoo - Milo Rigaud

Author: Milo Rigaud
Publisher: City Lights Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: City Lights Books reprint, 1985; originally published by Arco Publishing in 1969
ISBN: 0872861716 / 9780872861718

Condition: Good second-hand paperback condition with visible shelf wear, rubbing, corner wear, cover creasing, and handling marks. There is an old price sticker on the back cover. Binding appears intact and pages appear readable. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Secrets of Voodoo traces the development of Vodou in Haiti and the Americas, presenting it as a complex spiritual and religious tradition with roots in African civilizations.

Milo Rigaud gives an accessible account of the loa, ritual symbols, signs, ceremonial calendars, and magical rites associated with Haitian Vodou. The book includes discussion of Vodou cosmology, ritual practice, sacred symbols, and the religious meanings behind traditions that have often been misunderstood or sensationalised.

About the Author:

Milo Rigaud was a Haitian writer and scholar born in Port-au-Prince. He studied Vodou tradition, law, ethnology, psychology, and theology, and his work focused strongly on Haitian religion, culture, and the political struggle of Haitian people. This edition was translated from the French by Robert B. Cross.