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The Mysterious Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveaux : A Study of Powerful Female Leadership in Nineteenth Century New Orleans.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in African American History and Culture SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (344 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781135872922
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Mysterious Voodoo Queen, Marie LaveauxDDC classification:
  • 299.675092
LOC classification:
  • BL2490.F53 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two The African Cultural and Religious Roots of Voodoo -- Chapter Three New Orleans' Free Women of Color -- Chapter Four New Orleans' Voodoo Women -- Chapter Five The Historical Marie Laveaux -- Chapter Six The Mythical Marie Laveaux -- Chapter Seven Conclusion: The Politics of Myth-Making -- Appendix A Illustrations -- Appendix B Genealogical Charts -- Appendix C Chronology -- Appendix D The Term "Creole" in Louisiana -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two The African Cultural and Religious Roots of Voodoo -- Chapter Three New Orleans' Free Women of Color -- Chapter Four New Orleans' Voodoo Women -- Chapter Five The Historical Marie Laveaux -- Chapter Six The Mythical Marie Laveaux -- Chapter Seven Conclusion: The Politics of Myth-Making -- Appendix A Illustrations -- Appendix B Genealogical Charts -- Appendix C Chronology -- Appendix D The Term "Creole" in Louisiana -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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