by Akinyele Umoja Haitian practitioners of Vodou, an integral part of the nation’s culture, have been set upon and lynched by evangelical protestants linked to the U.S. Right. “The promotion of a religious civil war among Haitians is part and partial of the colonial counter-insurgency ‘play book.’” “The lynchings were mostly conducted by machete-wielding thugs.” [...]
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REVIEW: ‘Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti’ is an incredible visual document chronicling authentic Haitian Voundoun practices as they’ve never been viewed by the public-at-large before. Filmed between ’47 and ’51 by the legendary cult filmmaker and author Maya Deren who was an initiate into these religious practices, her involvement made it possible for [...] |
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