Bibliograph

Voodoo queen, the spirited lives of Marie Laveau, by Martha Ward

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Voodoo queen, the spirited lives of Marie Laveau, by Martha Ward

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-225) and index

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Voodoo queen

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

671656107

Responsibility statement

by Martha Ward

Sub title

the spirited lives of Marie Laveau

Summary

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: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau 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. The Laveaus were free women of color and prominent French-speaking Catholic Creoles. From the 1820s until the 1880s when one died and the other disappeared, gossip, fear, and fierce affection swirled abo

Table Of Contents

Who in heaven or hell, Africa or France, was Marie Leveau? -- Catholic in the morning, voodoo by night -- Working wife, widow, mistress, and voodoo divorce -- Marie Laveau brings the New Orleans Saints to town -- Color schemes and protection policies on St. Ann Street -- Freedom la mode, la Marie -- Life in the cities of the dead -- At the altar of love and luck -- Madame Laveau's prayers, poisons, and political pull -- How John, the Devil, and Mam'zelle Marie hoodooed the media -- A tale of two sisters -- The last queen of the voodoos returns from the dead -- Postscript : events in the lives of the Marie Laveaus -- At the end : recognition and respect

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