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ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on OrthographyIntroduction: Sources and Currents / Henry John Drewal Part I: Mami Wata in a Cultural Context1. Jolly Masquerades and Mammy Wata in Sierra Leone / John W. Nunley2. Mami in Baule, Guro, and Yaure Arts and Cultures / Henry John Drewal3. Dreamscapes: Sacred Arts for Mami Wata along the Togo-Benin Coast / Henry John Drewal4. The Bourian Masquerade: A Rite of Memory and Identity / Henry John Drewal5. The Many Manifestations of Mami Wata among the Igbo / Henry John Drewal6. Mamy Wata among the Annang Ibibio / Jill Salmons7. Mami Wata / Mamba Muntu Paintings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / Bogumil Jewsiewicki8. Surfing Mami Wata's Virtual Watas: Mami Wata Resources on the Internet / Amy L. Noell Part II: Mami's Sisters in the African Atlantic9. Water Spirits of Haitian Voudou: Lasiren, Queen of Mermaids / Marilyn Houlberg10. Santa Marta la Dominadora - Afro-Catholic Saint and Dominican Vodu Power / Henry John Drewal11. Celebrating Salt and Sweet Waters: Yemanja and Oxum in Bahia, Brazil / Henry John Drewal Part 3: Mami Inspirations12. Mami as Artists' Muse / Henry John Drewal Notes to the TextReferences CitedIndexContributors

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