Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: The Rise of Trou Coffy and the Jacmel Insurgent
Theater
Chapter Two: Romaine-la-Prophétesse
Chapter Three: Abbé Ouvière
Chapter Four: Trou Coffy and the Léogâne Insurgent Theater
Chapter Five: Sacerdotal Subversion in Saint-Domingue
Chapter Six: The Priest, the Prophetess, and the Fall of Trou
Coffy
Chapter Seven: An Abbot's Atlantic Adventures
Chapter Eight: Dr. Pascalis and the Making of American Medicine
Chapter Nine: The Prophetess in Fantasy and Imagination
Conclusion
Bibliography
Terry Rey is Associate Professor of Religion at Temple University.
"The Priest and the Prophetess offers a fascinating glimpse into an
understudied figure in Haitian Revolutionary history. Along the
way, Rey manages to augment and helpfully complicate narratives of
the Haitian Revolution and portrayals of Haitian religion.... The
Priest and the Prophetess makes a compelling case for the
centrality of Catholicism in the Haitian Revolution." -- Reading
Religion
"By illumining the Haitian Revolution through Catholic people,
ritual, and ideology, Rey has restored a key perspective generally
missing from most historical interpretations of this period. The
Priest and the Prophetess is an engaging, fresh, and
thoughtprovoking read." -- Sue Peabody, New West Indian Guide
"The Priest and the Prophetess offers a rich and fascinating story,
evocatively told, that gives us new insight into the spiritual,
cultural and political meanings of the Haitian Revolution. Through
the carefully reconstructed life of the remarkable Romaine Rivière,
Rey illuminates a key moment in the religious history of Haiti and
the Afro-Atlantic world."--Laurent Dubois, author of Avengers of
the New World: The Story of the Haitian
Revolution
"Tracing the collaboration and divergence of two remarkable
figuresDLone a defrocked French priest, the other an
African-descended prophetessDLTerry Rey brilliantly illuminates the
role of popular Catholicism as an intellectual force in the
revolutionary Atlantic world. Along the way, Rey resurrects
little-known life histories of the Haitian Revolution. Deeply
researched and engagingly written, this is micro-history at its
very best." --James H. Sweet,
Vilas-Jartz Distinguished Professor of History, University of
Wisconsin, Madison
"Romaine-la-Prophètesse has always been a mysterious figure,
lurking in the background of the scholarly literature of the
Haitian Revolution. Drawing on a wide range of archival and primary
sources, Terry Rey has given us a fuller picture of Romaine, a
zealous Catholic who dressed in women's clothes as he led a band of
insurgents into fierce fighting. By uncovering the story of
Romaine's life, Rey provides important insights into the role of
Catholicism
in the ideology of the Revolution."--John Thornton, Professor of
African American Studies and History, Boston University
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