Spirits of the Night: Vaudan Gods of Haiti

by Selden Rodman

The Vaudun Gods of Haiti

144 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1992

About the author

Cary Selden Rodman (February 19, 1909 – November 2, 2002) was a prolific American writer of poetry, plays and prose, political commentary, art criticism, Latin American and Caribbean history, biography and travel writing—publishing a book almost every year of his adult life, he also co-edited Common Sense magazine.

Reviews

[Miss Lily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, an interesting read, but very inconsistent. The text would talk about how the loa aren't "good" or "bad," per se, but aspects of different attributes and personalities and backgrounds-- but then a caption on a picture would say, "Vever of ThisOrThatPetroLoa, the Evil God of Suchlike." And I'd think, "Quoi?" So I have to wonder if someone else captioned the photos, because if Rodman did, the book's a mess. Not sure what editor let that go by, unless it was one who hadn't read the actual text of the book...