A New Orleans voudou priestess : the legend and reality of Marie Laveau
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Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2007.
Status
Bordeaux - Adult Biography
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B L3991L
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
Biographies.
Creoles -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
Laveau, Marie, -- 1794-1881 -- Legends.
Laveau, Marie, -- 1794-1881.
Legends -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Mambos (Vodou) -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
New Orleans (La.) -- Biography.
New Orleans (La.) -- Religious life and customs.
Vodou -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
Biographies.
Creoles -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
Laveau, Marie, -- 1794-1881 -- Legends.
Laveau, Marie, -- 1794-1881.
Legends -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Mambos (Vodou) -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
New Orleans (La.) -- Biography.
New Orleans (La.) -- Religious life and customs.
Vodou -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
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Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2007.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.
Description
Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Laveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Long, C. M. (2007). A New Orleans voudou priestess: the legend and reality of Marie Laveau (1st pbk. ed.). University Press of Florida.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Long, Carolyn Morrow. 2007. A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau. University Press of Florida.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Long, Carolyn Morrow. A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau University Press of Florida, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Long, Carolyn Morrow. A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau 1st pbk. ed., University Press of Florida, 2007.
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