- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Prestel; illustrated edition edition (17 Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 3791329839
- ISBN-13: 978-3791329833
- Product Dimensions: 31.6 x 25.6 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,388,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
A glimpse into the world of Voodoo, this companion to a documentary by Wim Wenders presents photographs and film stills by celebrated photojournalist, Alberto Venzago. In 1988, Albert Venzago set out to cross Africa on a Vespa. After miles in the blistering heat, it broke down in a remote village in Benin. There he encountered Mahounon, one of the most influential voodoo priests of West Africa. Abandoning his planned trip, Venzago set out instead on an odyssey through the world of African voodoo, to which he and his camera gained extraordinary access. Venzago followed Mahounon with his camera for nearly ten years, filming secret Voodoo ceremonies and sacrificial rituals. He witnessed Mahounon's extraordinary search for a successor to lead the cult, and he watched as the anointed eleven-year old boy, Gounon, was schooled in black and white magic, rituals, and the intricate workings of the Fa, or Voodoo oracle. Venzago's camera evokes the religious ecstasy of these ceremonies as well as their otherworldly atmosphere. His photographs illuminate this mysterious and potent Voodoo culture and religion.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am an A Level photography student and I bought this book at an art gallery in Norwich. The front cover seduced me, with it's skeletol appearance and so i flicked through the pages and I was amazed by the photographs!
Intense, breath-taking and original this book of (in my opinion Venzago's best work)photographs, shows the Voodoo way of life. Many people think that this book is dark and full of black magic (probably judging it from it's cover) but it isn't. It shows a culture, almost lost, and it takes the reader into a truely different world.
If you are looking for interesting and different photographs, GET THIS BOOK!!! It will absorb you EVERY time you read it!
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
2 reviews
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Another Photo Essay [Blah, Blah]
5 Feb 2004
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book, photographed in Benin, West Africa is a companion to a yet to be released German documentary of the same name. It offers little in the way of knowledge of the Voodoo (Vodou) religion. Mostly a book of photos, it's a little overly "arty." The stupid cover photo aside, the book does have a few interesting black & white photographs, but I wouldn't spend the money to get them, the quality of the printing leaves something to be desired.
In the text there are some snippits of oral tradition that would be worth someone developing. Until then I suggest Herskovitz's Dahomean Narratives.
I'm still waiting for a good volume on West African Vodou...
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful
The usual rubbish
31 Dec 2003
Format:Hardcover
Forget it! If you really want to know about voodoo buy Vodou Shaman (Ross Heaven) or Mama Lola (Karen Brown). This book is largely fantasy.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
