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Class 45: Survival, Resistance & Renewal in Vodun

Class 45: Survival, Resistance & Renewal in Vodun

CLASS OVERVIEW

In the 12th and final lecture on the History of Vodun, Dr. Aden traces the origins of the faith in the Dahomey Kingdom, its arrival in the Western hemisphere and its ongoing reinvention as a positive force for faith around the world today.

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World Changer/Teacher: Dr. John Aden

 

Sources: 

Sources information and links cited for this class can be found within the Google Slides Presentation below.

THE QUIZ

Quizzes are not applicable in this class.

MATERIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION

Dr. John’s Class #45 Google Slide Presentation Deck: https://vimeo.com/1178311720

Class 44: Vodun XII

Class 44: Vodun XII

CLASS OVERVIEW

It explores Vodun’s importation into the United States, particularly New Orleans, in the wake of the Haitian Revolution, as well as into Cuba, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. It explores the differences and similarities between Haitian Vodun and its expression distinctly in other countries.

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED:

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World Changer/Teacher: Dr. John Aden

 

Sources: 

Sources information and links cited for this class can be found within the Google Slides Presentation below.

THE QUIZ

Quizzes are not applicable in this class.

MATERIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION

Dr. John’s Class #44 Google Slide Presentation Deck: https://app.typeset.com/play/4QQLOJ

Class 61: More about the Moors (Part 2)

Class 61: More about the Moors (Part 2)

CLASS OVERVIEW

Review information about the PolyMath Lubna of Cordoba and be introduced to the PolyMaths Fatima and Ibn Khaldun.

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Study Guide

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THE QUIZ

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Class 43: Vodun Part XI

Class 43: Vodun Part XI

CLASS OVERVIEW

In this session, Dr. Aden extended a Q & A discussion of Afrocentric scholars and advancements, as well as new discoveries that contradicted their work once the computer became more central to the work of historians, archaeologists, and linguists. With particular focus on Ivan Van Sertima, Yosef ben-Jochannan, Dr. John Henrik Clark, and others.

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED:

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World Changer/Teacher: Dr. John Aden

 

Sources: 

Sources information and links cited for this class can be found within the Google Slides Presentation below.

THE QUIZ

Quizzes are not applicable in this class.

MATERIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION

Dr. John’s Class #43 Google Slide Presentation Deck: https://app.typeset.com/play/8XZG9E

Class 60: More about the Moors (Part 1)

Class 60: More about the Moors (Part 1)

CLASS OVERVIEW

Review of the Moor’s contribution to Europe.

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Study Guide

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THE QUIZ

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Class 42: Vodun Lesson X (10): Saints & Spirits Together – Syncretism

Class 42: Vodun Lesson X (10): Saints & Spirits Together – Syncretism

CLASS OVERVIEW

In this lecture we discuss the origins of processionals and masquerades in West and West Central Africa societies before the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Precolonial period. Then we explore the connection between saints and deities in Vodun.

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World Changer/Teacher: Dr. John Aden

 

Sources: 

Sources information and links cited for this class can be found within the Google Slides Presentation below.

THE QUIZ

Quizzes are not applicable in this class.

MATERIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION

Dr. John’s Class #42 Google Slide Presentation Deck: https://app.typeset.com/play/9RGEMD 

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