Voodoo Queen by Martha Ward

Voodoo Queen by Martha Ward

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Each year, thousands of pilgrims visit the celebrated New Orleans tomb where Marie Laveau is said to lie. They seek her favors or fear her lingering influence. Voodoo Queen is the first study of the Laveaus, mother and daughter of the same name. Both were legendary leaders of religious and spiritual traditions many still label as evil.

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Voodoo Queen by Martha Ward

Each year, thousands of pilgrims visit the celebrated New Orleans tomb where Marie Laveau is said to lie. They seek her favors or fear her lingering influence. Voodoo Queen is the first study of the Laveaus, mother and daughter of the same name. Both were legendary leaders of religious and spiritual traditions many still label as evil.
Martha Ward is the author of Nest in the Wind, A World Full of Women, and A Sounding of Women: Autobiographies from Unexpected Places, among other books. She is University Research Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Urban Studies, and Women's Studies at the University of New Orleans.
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ISBN 13 9781578066292
ISBN 10 1578066298
Title Voodoo Queen
Author Martha Ward
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University Press of Mississippi
Year published 2004-03-30
Number of pages 277
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.