Voodoo:Truth and Fantasy by Laennec Hurbon

Voodoo:Truth and Fantasy by Laennec Hurbon

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Out of Africa came the cult of spirits who could enter humans and cross the boundary between life and death. Voodoo gave the slaves in the West Indies a sense of identity but seen as dangerous and taboo, it became an underground religion. This book shows how voodoo has survived as a cultural force.

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Voodoo:Truth and Fantasy by Laennec Hurbon

Out of Africa came the cult of spirits who could enter human beings and cross the boundary between life and death. Carried across the Atlantic to the New World, voodoo gave the slaves in the West Indies a new sense of identity and hope. But around it clustered sinister tales of sorcery, animal scarifice and zombies. Seen as dangerous and taboo, voodoo became an underground religion. This book shows how voodoo has survived the prejudice and persecution of the past and how it thrives today as a cultural force.
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ISBN 13 9780500300497
ISBN 10 0500300496
Title Voodoo:Truth and Fantasy
Author Laennec Hurbon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published 1995-04-24
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.