Laënnec Hurbon Explained

Laënnec Hurbon
Birth Place:	Jacmel, Haiti
Nationality:	Haitian
Alma Mater:	Institut Catholique de Paris, Sorbonne University
Occupation:	Sociologist of religion^[1]
Notable Works:

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. 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 French: Dieu dans le Vaudou haïtien (1972) and French: Le Barbare imaginaire (1987), which have been described as "two classics" of the author; and the "small 'big book'" – French: 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 French: 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
  • , '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.

Notes and References

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