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Prof. Roland The Caribbean in Post-Colonial Perspective ANTH 1115

 Fon (Benin/W. Africa)  Catholicism (French)

 Bondye (“Good God”) Distant/Unapproachable  Loa/Lwa Ancestrally linked spirits Interact w/ humans Damballa, Erzulie, Legba, Ogoun  Houngan/Mambo Priests/Priestesses

RADAPETWO (ALSO CALLED CONGO)  Family spirits Relatively happy/peaceful 95% of Vodou practice atch?v=_lkyqLhLXQ4 atch?v=_lkyqLhLXQ4  Angry/Mean Lwa “Black magic” Vodou Source of Hollywood’s “voodoo” atch?v=yZAY-78zhmw atch?v=yZAY-78zhmw

 Boukman’s dream Ogoun inspired slave uprising  Duvaliers (Papa & Baby Doc) exploit popular beliefs for power

 Religion as a cultural construct Reflects believers understanding of the world  Vodou responds to terrors slavery Reenacts domination & resistance Day-to-day survival in hands of others  Pay penance  No use fighting “the power”  Bow & Serve

 From Slavery to Peasantry 1848 abolition of slavery Slow rise of peasantry as plantations divided into plots for ex-slaves

 Independent farms not enough  Soil depleted over time  Irregular/seasonal employment Urbanization Emigration Gendered experiences

33-tier racial structure Békés/white elite CClosed community “Colored” middle stratum SSome Western education Black creole masses SSlow upward mobility through education

1946 Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana overseas departments of France equal w/ mainland departments Cultural Identity? Local ID (island specific) Regional ID (Antillean) National ID (French)  EU Status in 1993? Overseas products lose value on open EU market Caribbean “Reality Check” Return to peasantry?