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Journal of Haitian Studies Spring 2026 – Volume 32, Number 1
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Special Issue on Vodou
Table of Contents
VODOU EPISTEMOLOGIES: KNOWLEDGE IN CEREMONY
Dancing Many Spirit Nations: Konesans and the Work of Embodied Knowing in Haitian Vodou
—Yanique Hume
Langaj as Liturgical Language: African Legacies and Ancestral Memory in Northern Haitian Vodou
—Alexandra Helene St Tellien
Vocal Intervention and Sacred Utterances: Sound Frequencies and Ritual Vibrations in Haitian Vodou
—Collin Edouard
VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE SACRED
Milokan, Vodou’s Divine Multitudes: Myrlande Constant’s Drapo (Ritual Flags) and the Spirits’ “Plus One” Principle
—Kyrah Malika Daniels
Awakening Milokan: Debates Surrounding the Vodou Vèvè in Haiti’s 2026 FIFA Soccer Jersey
—Leandro Nerefuh
VODOU HISTORIES, PAST AND PRESENT
Centering Ancestral Memory and Sacred Geography in the History of Bwa Kayiman
—Kate Ramsey
Hiding from Hamilton: Vodou as Tactic among Haitian Migrants
—William G. Perez & Carter Charles
BOOK REVIEWS
Konbit, by Sony Ton-Aime
—Cécile Accilien
Cécé, by Emmelie Prophète
—Robyn Cope
Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance, edited by Katherine Smith and Jerry Philogene
—LeGrace Benson
A Year and a Day: Leonore Mau and Haiti / Un An et un jour. Leonore Mau et Haïti, edited by Dora Imhof, Gina Ulysse, and U5
—Alessandra Benedicty-Kokken
Rituals, Runaways, and the Haitian Revolution: Collective Action in the African Diaspora, by Crystal Nicole Eddins
—Celucien L. Joseph
Les Déshérités: L’Université haïtienne et ses étudiants des classes populaires, by Ilionor Louis
—Jeffney Ferdin