@article{fdi:010061649,
  title = {{O}n representation and power : portrait of {V}odun leader in present-day in {B}enin},
  author = {{T}all, {E}mmanuelle {K}adya},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n this paper, the author discusses the power of vodun leaders in present-day {B}enin, and more specifically anti-witchcraft cults born from the encounter with world religions. {O}ffering an analysis inspired by {L}ouis {M}arin's theory on power in its representation, the author illustrates her analysis through the portrait of a vodun leader with a view to escape from a functionalist analysis of occult power or syncretism. {W}ith the baroque mirror metaphor conceived as a device, which underscores what it is that connects heterogeneous practices, {T}all describes what is shown in the rituals and practices of a vodun leader and emphasizes the centrality of the transubstantiation phenomenon in the production of a community of believers.},
  keywords = {{CULTE} ; {RELIGION} ; {CROYANCE} ; {SORCELLERIE} ; {COSMOGONIE} ; {PERIODE} {PRECOLONIALE} ; {VAUDOU} ; {CHEF} {RELIGIEUX} ; {SOCIETE} {CIVILE} ; {MEDIATEUR} ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}frica},
  volume = {84},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {246--268},
  ISSN = {0001-9720},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1017/{S}0001972013000764},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061649},
}