| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 392 pages) : illustrations |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 of the voudou world also offer a radically different entree into a half-hidden, half-mythical South, and by extension into an alternate soul of America. Readers interested in the dynamic relationships between religion and society, and in the choices made by people caught in the flux of conflict, will be heartened by this unique story of survival and even renaissance of what may have been the most persecuted religion in American history. The tensions that have arisen between Cubans and African Americans over both the leadership and the belief system of the religion is discussed. Davis raises questions and offers insight into the nature of religion, American culture, and race relations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-380) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Vodou -- United States
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Hoodoo (Cult)
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RELIGION -- Ethnic & Tribal.
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Hoodoo (Cult)
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Vodou
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Wodu
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
98021264 |
| ISBN |
0585275017 |
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9780585275017 |
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9781574414882 |
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1574414887 |
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