Editors and contributors must be commended in making the text, concepts and ideas easily accessible to non-French and Kreyol speakers.... Vodou in the Haitian Experience is an excellent book and a welcomed contribution toward a more clear and nuanced understanding of Haitian Vodou. It proves that the religion deserves far greater scholarly attention, and has something to say to readers of diverse interests, perspectives and fields of study seeking to understand the phenomenon.

Black Theology: An International Journal

The chapters of Vodou in the Haitian Experience make several important contributions, both empirical and theoretical.... The chapters that comprise Vodou in the Haitian Experience make for an interesting and eclectic read, especially for how they address the old problem of adaptation and retention in new ways. This task seems most concretely realized in the chapters that explicitly discuss Vodou’s aesthetics, poetics, and performance, as experienced by those who engage the tradition.

Reading Religion

This volume makes a solid contribution to the scholarship on Vodou. Its interdisciplinary nature renders it interesting to a wide range of scholars, including but not limited to art critics, historians, and social scientists. . . . Ultimately, Vodou in the Haitian Experienceis a worthy addition to any collection addressing Vodou and its interpretation.

Nova Religio: The Journal Of Alternative And Emergent Religions

Without question, Vodou in the Haitian Experience adds much to our knowledge and understanding of the origins, development, and impact of Vodou not only in Haiti but throughout the Diaspora. This prudently structured and carefully researched volume is a very powerful book and is a must read for anyone interested in the various aspects of the Vodou religion from a multitude of academic disciplines and cultural perspectives. For these points alone all of the authors involved in creation of this anthology, especially editors Celucien L. Joseph and Nixon Cleophat should be greatly congratulated.

Eric Jackson, Northern Kentucky University