New Orleans Voudou Priestess The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau

Name: New Orleans Voudou Priestess The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau
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ISBN: 9780813032146

ISBN-10: 0813032148

ISBN-13: 9780813032146

Edition: N/A

Authors: Carolyn Morrow Long

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Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans.

Book details

List price: $26.00
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Publication date: 10/7/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Acknowledgments


Introduction


Definitions


Prologue: The "Laveau Legend" in Print and Performance






The Colonial Past



The Antebellum City



Domestic Life



Slaves



Hard Times






Voudou



St. John's Eve



Doctor John






Prison Ministry



Final Years



Descendants



The Second Marie Laveau


Conclusion



Louisiana Writers' Project Informants


Notes


Bibliography


Index