Ezili's Mirrors: Imagining Black Queer Genders

by Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley

Book Overview

From the dagger mistress Ezili Je Wouj and the gender-bending mermaid Lasiren to the beautiful femme queen Ezili Freda, the Ezili pantheon of Vodoun spirits represents the divine forces of love, sexuality, prosperity, pleasure, maternity, creativity, and fertility. And just as Ezili appears in different guises and characters, so too does Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley in her voice- and genre-shifting, exploratory book Ezili's Mirrors. Drawing on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822370387
• ISBN13: 9780822370383
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"