| Voodoo in New Orleans Contributor(s): Tallant, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 088289336X ISBN-13: 9780882893365 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1984 Annotation: "Straightforward handling of...voodooism in all its manifestation". Kirkus Review Originally published in 1946, this intriguing book examines the rites and beliefs associated with voodoo as well as recreates the lives of New Orleans' most infamous witch doctors and voodoo queens. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Magick Studies - Religion | Ethnic & Tribal - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 299.67 |
| LCCN: 83008261 |
| Series: Pelican Pouch Series |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.2" W x 6.8" (0.30 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Straightforward handling of.. . voodooism in all its manifestations." Originally published in 1946, this intriguing book examines the rites and beliefs associated with voodoo through the legends of the art--its charms, trances, rituals, and difficult-to-explain occurrences. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tallant, Robert: - ROBERT TALLANT (1909-1957) was one of Louisiana's best-known authors and a participant in the WPA Writers' Project during the 1930s and 1940s. During the last years of his life, he was a lecturer in English at Newcomb College. |