American voudou : journey into a hidden world /

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This chronicle of Davis's determined search for the true legacy of voudou in America reveals a spirit-world from New Orleans to Miami which will shatter long-held stereotypes about the religion and its role in our culture. The real-life dramas of the practitioners, true believers and skeptics o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Rod, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 1998.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vodou > United States.
Hoodoo (Cult)
Vaudou > États-Unis.
Hoodoo (Culte)
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
Vodou.
Wodu
United States.
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Midnight Ritual
  • 2. Looking for Lorita
  • 3. The Gods and Their Ways
  • 4. Countertop Voudou
  • 5. Preacher to Priestess
  • 6. Jesus Out of Africa
  • 7. On the Hoodoo Trail
  • 8. Spirit Wars
  • 9. Two-Headed Men and Ghosts
  • 10. Elvis and Dr. King
  • 11. Kindred Spirits, Lingering Foes
  • 12. Crossing the Line
  • 13. Africa in America
  • 14. The Day of the Living Dead
  • 15. The King and His Court
  • 16. Advice and Consent
  • 17. Sacrifice
  • 18. Exiles and Apostles
  • 19. Santeria
  • 20. Urban Herbs and Little Haiti
  • 21. Orisha Anew
  • 22. Amen
  • App. I. Voudou in the Media
  • App. II. The Revolution Denied.

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