Voodoo on Hispaniola: Language choice and spirit possession (mounted speech)
Atlantic studies June 13, 2025 Raphael Dohardt
ABSTRACT This article discusses language choice during Voodoo spirit possession practised on Hispaniola. “Mounted” by a spirit, people adopt the respective gestures, mimics, etc., and the linguistic repertoire, which can differ from that of the unmounted person’s. The linguistic aspects of such happenings are controversial due to diverging views on religious authenticity and legitimacy. Whilst...