[UA] Voodoo Bibliography

[Fidel Santiago]

There is a chapter about Voodoo in COC New Orleans (
http://www.amazon.com/New-Orleans-Guidebook-Call-Cthulhu/dp/1568820895) with
some rules that may be translatable to UA.

For Spanish readers RPG Magazine has an article about "Santeria", Cuban
cousin of Voodoo but I do not remember the number, sorry. In that article
there is some ideas about integrating this kind of cults and UA. More
important than the rules are the thoughts about the integration of the cults
beliefs and the UA cosmology. What is the relation between loas and
statosphere. In UA2 Voodoo loas are "masks" of Avatars but I think this way
is not enough for representing this religion.

In the previously mentioned article are proposed several reasons: just it
is, no explanation, loas just Archetypes and is very dangerous put an
Archetype inside your head, and loas are powerful and very old African
demons which you can summon inside you. I think this last possibility with
some kind of Santeria ability = authentic taumaturgy maybe the best
solution.

On 19/12/2007, Courtney <lynxa at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Okay, since a lot of people seemed interested, here's a list of books we
> used in my Vodun class.  This was a while ago, so I may not remember all of
> them :P
>
> Voodoo In Haiti by Alfred Metraux - a history book.  Fairly dry, but good
> background information, especially to put the religious formation in a
> historical context.
>
> Mama Lola: A Voodoo Priestess in Brooklynn by Karen McKarthy - My favorite
> book on Vodun.  First person narrative of a sociologist's own experience
> with a Mambo and her eventual conversion to Vodun.  It's kind of long, but
> it's a GREAT read and full of some really good information.  This book is an
> amazing overview of the religion of Vodun and the culture behind it.
>
> Voodoo: Search for the Spirit by Laennec Hurbon - if I remember this one
> right, it's basically a flimsy little picture book that has the tone of a
> children's story.  It has some misinformation, and seems fairly insulting if
> it isn't the first book on Vodun you read, but it's small and it's a GREAT
> on-the-spot reference to use in a game.
>
> Aaand the only textbook: Dancing Spirits: Rhythms and Rituals of Haitian
> Vodun, the Rada Rite by Gerdes Fleurant - like most textbooks it is
> RIDICULOUSLY expensive.  But if you want a more in-depth dissection of the
> culture that surrounds Vodun, as well as explanations and first-hand
> accounts of many rituals and how they fit into the larger diaspora of Hatian
> culture, then this is a great book.  But unless you're writing a thesis it
> probably isn't worth it.* *
> <http://www.amazon.com/Voodoo-Haiti-Alfred-Metraux/dp/0805208941/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198075412&sr=1-23>
> I know there was one or two more books in there, but I don't remember what
> they were...I'll shoot some e-mails out to friends and see if they remember.
>
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