Sent Spirits, Meaning-Making, and Agency in Haiti
In Haiti, a “sent spirit” is an experience of misfortune, such as an illness or accident, which is interpreted as intentionally sent by someone supernaturally. Sent spirits are fundamentally social narratives, reflecting links among social inequality, structural violence, and solidarity. This articl...
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Wiley-Blackwell
2019
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