Voodoo and power : the politics of religion in New Orleans, 1881-1940 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Roberts, Kodi A., 1979-
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Vodou > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 19th century. Vodou > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 20th century. African Americans > Religion. New Orleans (La.) > Religious life and customs. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Voodoo as American culture
Laveau and Anderson
The legacy and culture of voodoo in New Orleans
Messin' around in the work: the leafy Anderson model and new orleans voodoo
The work
Dame Zombi meets Jim Crow: race and voodoo in New Orleans
Yes Ise a women fixer: gender, sex, and power among New Orleans workers
The bisness: the centrality of economics and local culture to business models in New Orleans voodoo
Green money means success
The worst kind of religion.