Laënnec Hurbon

Laënnec Hurbon
Born	1940 (age 84–85) Jacmel, Haiti
Nationality	Haitian
Alma mater	Institut Catholique de Paris, Sorbonne University
Occupation	Sociologist of religion[1]
Notable work	Voodoo: Truth and Fantasy

Laënnec Hurbon (sometimes anglicised as Laennec Hurbon; born 1940) is a Haitian sociologist and writer specialising in the relationships between religion, culture and politics in the Caribbean region.[2] He is also a Catholic theologian and ex-priest turned researcher and writer.[3][4]

Career

Hurbon was born in Jacmel, a commune in southern Haiti. He is Doctor of Theology (Institut Catholique de Paris) and Sociology (Sorbonne University),[5] director of research at CNRS and professor at the Quisqueya University in Port-au-Prince, of which he is one of the founding members.[6] Today he focuses on the relationships between religion, culture and politics in the Caribbean region and has written many books on Haitian Vodou.[6]

His notable publications are the Dieu dans le Vaudou haïtien (1972) and Le Barbare imaginaire (1987), which have been described as "two classics" of the author; and the "small 'big book'" – Les mystères du vaudou (1993; US ed. – Voodoo: Search for the Spirit),[7] which is a heavily illustrated pocket book from Éditions Gallimard's "Découvertes" collection. He also edited a collective work entitled Catastrophes et environnement : Haïti, séisme du 12 janvier 2010 (2014).[8]

Publications

Publications by Hurbon

• Dieu dans le Vaudou haïtien. Éditions Payot, 1972
• Culture et dictature en Haïti : l'imaginaire sous contrôle. L'Harmattan, 1979
• Le Barbare imaginaire. Éditions Henri Deschamps, 1987
• Comprendre Haïti : Essai sur l'État, la nation, la culture. Karthala, 1987
• Le phénomène religieux dans la Caraïbe. Karthala, 1989
• Les mystères du vaudou. Collection "Découvertes Gallimard" (nº 190). série Religions. Éditions Gallimard, 1993
  • Voodoo: Truth and Fantasy, 'New Horizons' series. Thames & Hudson, 1995. UK edition
  • Voodoo: Search for the Spirit, "Abrams Discoveries" series. Harry N. Abrams, 1995. U.S. edition

Publication edited by Hurbon

• Catastrophes et environnement : Haïti, séisme du 12 janvier 2010. Éditions de l'EHESS, 2014. Various authors.

Interviews with Hurbon

• A crise do Haiti é reflexo da corrupção com endosso internacional. Entrevista especial com Laënnec Hurbon 2019.

References

1. "Les mystères du vaudou, collection Découvertes Gallimard (n° 190)". Éditions Gallimard. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
2. "Biographie de Laënnec Hurbon". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-13.
3. The More Things Change-- Human Rights in Haiti. Human Rights Watch. 1989. ISBN 9780929692142. Retrieved 2018-02-14 – via Google Books.
4. Joseph, Celucien L. (2016-08-31). "Redefining cultural, national, and religious identity: The Christian–Vodouist dialogue?". Theology Today. 73 (3): 241–262. doi:10.1177/0040573616659339. S2CID 151895559.
5. "Laënnec Hurbon : Sociologue haïtien". bibliomonde.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-13.
6. Hurbon, Laënnec (1995). Voodoo: Truth and Fantasy. 'New Horizons' series. Translated by Frankel, Lory. London: Thames & Hudson. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-500-30049-7. About the author
7. Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick (2000). "Review – Voodoo: Search for the Spirit. By Laënnec Hurbon". Journal of Haitian Studies. 5/6: 136–138. JSTOR 41715072.
8. "BIOGRAPHY: Laënnec Hurbon". ideas4development.org. Retrieved 2018-02-14.