Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil (1880–1942), also known as J.C. Dorsainvil, was a Haitian author and educator. Born in Port-au-Prince, Dorsainvil worked as a teacher and wrote books on such topics as science, politics, history, and Haitian society. Several of his books explored the Haitian religion of Vodou.

Selected works

Vaudou et Névrose (1931), English: Voodoo and Neurosis

Une Explication Philologique du Vaudou (1924), English: A Philological Explanation of Voodoo Vaudou et Magie (1937), English: Voodoo and Magic Le Problème de l'Enseignement Primaire en Haïti (1922), English: The Problem of Primary Education in Haiti Quelques Vues Politiques et Morales (1934), English: Some Views of Policies and Morals

Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil

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1880 births

1942 deaths

Haitian educators

Haitian non-fiction writers

Haitian male writers

People from Port-au-Prince

20th-century non-fiction writers

Male non-fiction writers

Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil