{"product_id":"book-gymm","title":"Spirit Service","description":"\u003cb\u003eKnown in the Dominican Republic and Togo as Vodu, in Benin as Vodún, and in Haiti as Vodou, West African religion has, for hundreds of years, served as a repository of sacred knowledge while simultaneously evolving in response to human experience and globalization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirit Service: Vodún and Vodou in the African Atlantic World\u003c\/i\u003e explores this dynamic religion, its mobility, and its place in the modern world. By examining the systems—ritual practices, community-based spirit veneration, and spiritual means of securing opportunity and well-being—alongside the individuals who worship, this rich collection offers the first comprehensive ethnographic study of West African spirit service on a broad scale. Contributors consider social encounters between African\/Haitian practitioners and European\/North American spiritual seekers, economies, and histories, funerary rites and spirit possessions, and examinations of gender and materiality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering much-needed perspective on this historically disparaged religion, \u003ci\u003eSpirit Service\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us all that the gods are growing, assimilating, and demanding recognition and respect.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49357040582960,"sku":"BDgymm","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49357040681264,"sku":"ZEgymm","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49357040746800,"sku":"ZMgymm","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gymm-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780226626","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gymm","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}