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100 1  $a Pressley-Sanon, Toni, $e author.
245 10 $a Istwa across the water : $b Haitian history, memory, and the cultural imagination / $c Toni Pressley-Sanon.
264  1 $a Gainesville : $b University Press of Florida, $c [2017]
300    $a xiv, 195 pages ; $c 24 cm
520 2  $a Drawing on the belief system of Vodou, this project is anchored by three theoretical concepts: tidalectics, a term for the repetitive back-and-forth movement of the ocean, symbolizing ritual, balance, and cyclical unity; Marasa, or twinning, a principle of Vodou in which fragmented parts strive for remembrance and holism; and istwa, a Kreyol term whose meaning encompasses history, story, and memory.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0  $a A note on spelling -- Groundings: tidalectics, Marasa, and Istwa -- The changing same: bok{o}fio across the sea -- Of Boci{o}, Bo, Cakatu, Zonbi, Nkisi, and Paket Kongo -- Boci{o}, Nkisi, Legba, Ogun, and Ghede across the water -- Tidalectical dishonor -- Epilogue: re-suturing or joining the parts to the whole.
651  0 $a Haiti $x History.
651  0 $a Haiti $x Social life and customs.
650  0 $a Memory $x Social aspects $z Haiti.
650  0 $a Vodou $z Haiti.
651  0 $a Haiti $x Religious life and customs.
650  0 $a Creole dialects, French $z Haiti.
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