City of the Undead : Voodoo, Ghosts, and Vampires of New Orleans /

"From its looming above-ground cemeteries to the ghosts believed to haunt its stately homes, New Orleans is a city deeply entwined with death, the undead, and the supernatural. City of the Undead explains how the Big Easy came to be synonymous with the paranormal in the form of ghosts, vampires...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Roberts, Robin, 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vodou.
Vampires.
Manners and customs.
Haunted places.
Ghosts.
Death.
Ghosts > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Vampires > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Vodou > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Haunted places > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Death > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Louisiana > New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.) > Social life and customs.
New Orleans (La.) > Religious life and customs.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The city that dreams
  • A crypt of the supernatural
  • Feminine power and New Orleans' voodoo queen
  • America's most haunted city
  • Drinking blood in the Big Easy
  • Conclusion.

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