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New Orleans voodoo : a cultural history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O'Neill Schmitt, Rory (Author), O'Neill, Rosary (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Glassman, Sallie Ann, 1954- (writer of foreword.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Vodou > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword, by Sallie Ann Glassman
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Rites and practices of contemporary New Orleans Voodoo
  • Misconceptions of Voodoo
  • The roots of Voodoo: Haiti, West Africa religions and Catholicism
  • Marie, matriarchy and motherhood
  • Voodoo sites in New Orleans
  • Voodoo events
  • New Orleans religious leaders: their lives and their art
  • New Orleans Voodoo: art and aesthetics
  • Drama, dances, death!
  • New Orleans Voodoo and art connections
  • Appendix: Rosary O'Neill's reading with a Vodou Priestess
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the authors.