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Fleurant, Gerdès.

Dancing spirits: rhythms and rituals of Haitian Vodun, the Rada
rite / Gerdès Fleurant.

p. cm.--(Contributions to the study of music and dance,
ISSN 0193-9041; no. 42)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-29718-5 (alk. paper)

1. Voodoo music-- Haiti--History and criticism. 2. Rada (Voodoo
rite) 1. Title. II. Series.

ML3197.F54 1996

781.7′96--dc20 96-46061

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1996 by Gerdès Fleurant

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-46061

ISBN: 0-313-29718-5

ISSN: 0193-9041

First published in 1996

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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