Patrick Bellegarde-Smith is a professor emeritus of Africology at the University of WisconsinâÂÂMilwaukee. Bellegarde-Smith is an associate editor of the Journal of Haitian Studies and former president of the Haitian Studies Association and the Congress of Santa Barbara (KOSANBA), a scholarly association for the study of Vodou and other African-derived religions.
Education
He earned his PhD in international relations from American University and he holds degrees in comparative politics and history.http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/africology/faculty/bellegardesmith.cfm
Family
Bellegarde-Smith is the grandson of the Haitian diplomat Dantès Bellegarde. Bellegarde-Smith is an houngan, or Vodou priest.
Books
- In the Shadow of Powers: Dantès Bellegarde in Haitian Social Thought (1985)
- Haiti: The Breached Citadel (1990) (Second Edition 2004)
- Fragments of Bone: Neo-African Religions in a New World (Editor) (2005)
- Haitian Vodou: Spirit, Myth, and Reality (Co-editor with Claudine Michel) (2006)
- Invisible Powers: Vodou and Development in Haiti (Co-editor with Claudine Michel) (2006)
References
- https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/focus/20240414/jeffrey-sommers-and-patrick-bellegarde-smith-haitis-disorder-result-elite
- https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-39518-haiti-diaspora-canada220th-of-the-flag-invitation-from-the-embassy-of-haiti-upon-reservation.html
- Patrick Bellegarde-Smith. Baker & Taylor Author Biographies. January 2000:1. Accessed August 12, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=49289593&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
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