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Papa Gede: Vodou Spirit of Death, Sexuality and Humor

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Papa Gede: Vodou Spirit of Death, Sexuality and Humor

October 15 1991

Karen Brown, Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Religion at Drew University and author of Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (University of California Press), discussed traditional Haitian attitudes toward suffering and death. Mama Lola also appeared at the event, which was held in conjunction with “The Interrupted Life.”1

Lectures