American Voudou : Journey into a Hidden World.

American Voudou : Journey into a Hidden World.

Voudou (an older spelling of voodoo)-a pantheistic belief system developed in West Africa and transported to the Americas during the diaspora of the slave trade-is the generic term for a number of similar African religions which mutated in the Americas, including santeria, candomble, macumbe, obeah,...

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Main Author: Davis, rod
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 1999.
Subjects:
Vodou > United States.
Hoodoo (Cult)
Vodou
United States
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Table of 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 MediaAppendix II: The Revolution Denied; Glossary of Voudou Terms; Bibliography; Index.

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