Voodoo and power : the politics of religion in New Orleans, 1881-1940 /

Voodoo and power : the politics of religion in New Orleans, 1881-1940 /

The racialized and exoticized cult of Voodoo occupies a central place in the popular image of the Crescent City. But as Kodi A. Roberts argues in Voodoo and Power, the religion was not a monolithic tradition handed down from African ancestors to their American-born descendants. Instead, a much more...

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Main Author: Roberts, Kodi A., 1979-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Vodou > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 19th century.
Vodou > Louisiana > New Orleans > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Religion.
New Orleans (La.) > Religious life and customs.
History.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Voodoo as American culture
  • Laveau and Anderson
  • The legacy and culture of voodoo in New Orleans
  • Messin' around in the work: the leafy Anderson model and new orleans voodoo
  • The work
  • Dame Zombi meets Jim Crow: race and voodoo in New Orleans
  • Yes Ise a women fixer: gender, sex, and power among New Orleans workers
  • The bisness: the centrality of economics and local culture to business models in New Orleans voodoo
  • Green money means success
  • The worst kind of religion.

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