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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778898903321

Autore

Davis Rod <1946->

Titolo

American voudou : journey into a hidden world / / Rod Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, 1999

ISBN

1-283-92452-8

1-57441-488-7

0-585-27501-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (411 pages)

Disciplina

299/.675/0973

Soggetti

Voodooism - United States

Hoodoo (Cult)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Part One: The Street; 1: Midnight Ritual; 2: Looking for Lorita; 3: The Gods and Their Ways; 4: Countertop Voudou; 5: Preacher to Priestess; 6: Jesus Out of Africa; Part Two: The Road; 7: On the Hoodoo Trail; 8: Spirit Wars; 9: Two-Headed Men and Ghosts; 10: Elvis and Dr. King; 11: Kindred Spirits, Lingering Foes; 12: Crossing the Line; Part Three: The Way; 13: Africa in America; 14: The Day of the Living Dead; 15: The King and His Court; 16: Advice and Consent; 17: Sacrifice; 18: Exiles and Apostles; 19: Santeria; 20: Urban Herbs and Little Haiti; 21: Orisha Anew; 22: Amen; Appendix I: Voudou in the Media; Appendix II: The Revolution Denied; Glossary of Voudou Terms; Bibliography; Index