| Edition |
1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed. |
| Description |
viii, 311, 16 p. : ill., music ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
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Harper Perennial modern classics.
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| Note |
"With an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr."--Cover. |
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"P.S. insights, interviews & more..."--Cover. |
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Originally published in hardcover: J.B. Lippincott, c1938. First Perennial Library edition published, 1990. |
| Summary |
The author recounts her experiences as an initiate into the voodoo practices of Haiti and Jamaica in the 1930s. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-304). |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Jamaica. The rooster's nest -- Curry goat -- Hunting the wild hog -- Night song after death -- Women in the Caribbean -- pt. II. Politics and personalities of Haiti. Rebirth of a nation -- The next hundred years -- The black Joan of Arc -- Death of Leconte -- pt. III. Voodoo in Haiti. Voodoo and voodoo gods -- Isle de la Gonave -- Archahaie and what it means -- Zombies -- Secte rouge -- Parlay cheval ou (tell my horse) -- Graveyard dirt and other poisons -- Doctor Reser -- God and the Pintards -- Appendix. Songs of worship to voodoo gods -- Miscellaneous songs. |
| Subject |
Vodou -- Haiti.
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Vodou -- Jamaica.
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Haiti -- Description and travel.
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Jamaica -- Description and travel.
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ocls african american authors
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| Added Author |
Gates, Henry Louis.
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| Added Title |
Voodoo and life in Haiti and Jamaica |
| ISBN |
9780061695131 (pbk.) : $15.99 |
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0061695130 (pbk.) |
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0913666335 : $8.95 |
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0060916494 : $9.95 |
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