Vodou Ayisyen

The World of Vodou Songs

Fanm ayisyen pap kase: respecting the right to health of Haitian women and girls.

Only in recent years has violence against women begun to receive international attention as both a public health and human rights concern. This article argues that the right to be free from sexual violence is a fundamental component of the right to health, and the need is particularly acute in post-disaster contexts. This article uses post-earthquake Haiti as a case study to illustrate conditio...

Dreaming Dreaming in Haitian Vodou: Vouchsafe, Guide, and Source of Liturgical Novelty

Corrosion Resistance of Water-thinnable Paint Systems Korozní odolnost vodou ředitelných nátěrových systémů

Anticorrosion protection on the basis of water-thinnable paint systems belongs among one of ecological ways of protection of metal parts. The aim of the experiment was to test corrosion resistance of water-thinnable systems Eternal antikor speciál V9503 and Colorlak aquarex V2115 in the salt spray environment according to the norm ČSN ISO 9227. Ductility of used paint systems in complience with...

Explanatory models and mental health treatment: is vodou an obstacle to psychiatric treatment in rural Haiti?

Vodou as an explanatory framework for illness has been considered an impediment to biomedical psychiatric treatment in rural Haiti by some scholars and Haitian professionals. According to this perspective, attribution of mental illness to supernatural possession drives individuals to seek care from houngan-s (Vodou priests) and other folk practitioners, rather than physicians, psychologists, or...