Sacred Waters: Arts for Mami Wata and Other Divinities in Africa and the Diaspora Book

Note on Terminology and Orthography

Introduction Charting the Voyage Henry John Drewal Drewal, Henry John 1

1 Mami Wata and the Sierra Leone Diamonds: Wealth and Enslavement in Men's Dreams and the State Economy Rosalind Shaw Shaw, Rosalind 19

2 Enchanted Rivers: True Stories about Water Spirits from the Niger Delta Martha G. Anderson Anderson, Martha G. 27

3 Burumo Painting: Reflections of the Waterspirit World upon the Body of a Waterspirit-Carrying-Woman Judith Gleason Gleason, Judith 49

4 Water Spirits in Water-less Places: The Case of Madame Sabot Adeline Masquelier Masquelier, Adeline 75

5 Mami Wata, Mr. White, and the Sirens off Bar Beach: Spirits and Dangerous Consumption in the Nigerian Popular Press Misty L. Bastian Bastian, Misty L. 87

6 A Memoir of Mami Wata in Azumini Henrietta Cosentino Cosentino, Henrietta 95

7 Tale of the Achikobo: It's the Tail That Is Mine Jean M. Borgatti Borgatti, Jean M. 105

8 Mami Wata, Wealth-Owning Spirits, and Changing Economic Morals in West Africa Barbara Frank Frank, Barbara 115

9 Congolese Mami Wata: The Charm and Delusion of Modernity Bogumil Jewsiewicki Jewsiewicki, Bogumil 125

10 Tafisula or The Mami Wata: A Mwondo Theatre Production Jill Mac Dougall Dougall, Jill Mac 143

11 A Fish Out of Water: The Inland Migration of the Dona Fish to the Luapula Plateau, Zambia Ruth Kerkham Simbao Simbao, Ruth Kerkham 157

12 Abidjan Mamiwater and Aba Yaba: Two Profiles of Mami/Maame Water Priesthood in Ghana Kofi Asare Opoku Opoku, Kofi Asare Kathleen O'Brien Wicker Wicker, Kathleen O'Brien 171

13 A Tribute to Mami Wata Vodun Supreme Chief Daagbo Hounon Houna Sharon Caulder-HounonCaulder-Hounon, Sharon 191

14 The Laughing Vodou Goddess: A Photo-Essay Henning Christoph Christoph, Henning 209

15 Mami Wata: The Goddess of Water and Beauty Lives Paul Akakpo Akakpo, Paul 213

16 The Mami-Wata Phenomenon: "Old Wine in New Skin" Osa D. Egonwa Egonwa, Osa D. 217

17 Mami Wata, Water Spirits, and Returners in and near the Igbo Culture Area Elizabeth Isichei Isichei, Elizabeth 229

18 Dada-Dreadlock-Hair: The Hidden Messages of Mammy Water in Southeastern Nigeria Sabine Jell-Bahlsen Jell-Bahlsen, Sabine 245

19 Mermaids and Mami Wata on Brassware from Old Calabar Jeremy Coote Coote, Jeremy Jill Salmons Salmons, Jill 259

20 The Ejagham Interpretation of a Sculpture of Mami Wata Ute M. Roschenthaler Roschenthaler, Ute M. 277

21 Mami Watas, Miengu, and Mermaids: Water Spirits of Coastal Cameroon Rosalinde G. Wilcox Wilcox, Rosalinde G. 293

22 Water Spirits and Mermaids: The Copperbelt Chitapo Brian Siegel

23 Mummy Wata Goes South: An Interview with a Zulu Devotee K. Limakatso Kendall Kendall, K. Limakatso 315

24 "Oh hurry to the river!" uMamlambo Models in the Eastern Cape, South Africa Sean Morrow Morrow, Sean Nwabisa Vokwana Vokwana, Nwabisa 325

25 Mami Wata: The Slippery Mermaid Phenomenon Dunja Hersak Hersak, Dunja 339

26 Mammy Wata, Inc Joseph Nevadomsky Nevadomsky, Joseph 351

27 Mami Wata: An Urban Presence or the Making of a Tradition in Benin City, Nigeria Charles Gore Gore, Charles 361

28 Mami Water as a Christian Demon: The Eroticism of Forbidden Pleasures in Southern Ghana Birgit Meyer Meyer, Birgit 383

29 Mami Wata: A Vanishing Art in Port Harcourt, Nigeria Nnamdi Elleh Elleh, Nnamdi 399

30 Mermaids and End-Time Jezebels: New Tales from Old Calabar Rosalind I. J. Hackett Hackett, Rosalind I. J. 405

31 The Intersection of Evangelism, AIDS, and Mami Wata in Popular Music in Centrafrique Michelle Kisliuk Kisliuk, Michelle 413

32 The Role of Mammy Wata as an Agent for the Promotion of Ogoni National Identity Jill Salmons Salmons, Jill 423

33 Of Micro-hydros and Mami Wata: Rural Development Meets Mythological Reality Richard B. Peterson Peterson, Richard B. 435

34 The Bride of the Rain in North Africa Cynthia Becker Becker, Cynthia 447

35 Death of the Mermaid and Political Intrigue in the Indian Ocean Eileen Moyer Moyer, Eileen 451

36 Somewhere under Dan's Rainbow: Joseph Kossivi Ahiator's "India Spirits" in His Mami Wata Pantheon Dana Rush Rush, Dana 467

37 Inbetweeners: Mamiwata and the Hybridity of Contemporary African Art Moyo Okediji Okediji, Moyo 479

38 Jack Akpan's Mammy-Water Chika Okeke-Agulu Okeke-Agulu, Chika 493

39 The Creation and Consecration of a Mami Wata Sculpture Henning Christoph Christoph, Henning 507

40 Communicating with the Gods: An Altar Dedication to Mami Wata Philipp Schiemann Schiemann, Philipp 511

41 The Ever-Changing Face of Watramama in Suriname: A Water Goddess in Creolization since the Seventeenth Century Alex van Stipriaan van Stipriaan, Alex 525

42 Saramaka Sea Gods Richard Price Price, Richard 549

43 Arts for the Water Spirits of Haitian Vodou Marilyn Houlberg Houlberg, Marilyn 561

44 Sodo, Haiti, 1997-2001: The Pilgrimage to Healing Waters - A Photo-Essay Phyllis Galembo Galembo, Phyllis 569

45 Misterios: The Making of a Documentary as a Way of Exploring One's Own Faith Giovanni Savino Savino, Giovanni 573

46 Mami Wata - "It's in the Blood": A Personal Journal of Ancestral Resurrection in the Aftermath of Slavery Mamaissii Vivian Hunter-Hindrew Hunter-Hindrew, Mamaissii Vivian Mama Zogbe Zogbe, Mama Hounon-Amengansie 579

List of References 593

List of Illustrations and Other Media 627

Index 657