MARC Record from Ithaca College Library

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050 00 $aBL2490$b.W37 2004
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100 1 $aWard, Martha.
245 10 $aVoodoo queen :$bthe spirited lives of Marie Laveau /$cby Martha Ward.
260 $aJackson :$bUniversity Press of Mississippi,$cc2004.
300 $axvii, 246 p. :$bill., 1 map ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 196-225) and index.
505 0 $aWho in heaven or hell, Africa or France, was Marie Leveau? -- Catholic in the morning, voodoo by night -- Working wife, widow, mistress, and voodoo divorce -- Marie Laveau brings the New Orleans Saints to town -- Color schemes and protection policies on St. Ann Street -- Freedom la mode, la Marie -- Life in the cities of the dead -- At the altar of love and luck -- Madame Laveau's prayers, poisons, and political pull -- How John, the Devil, and Mam'zelle Marie hoodooed the media -- A tale of two sisters -- The last queen of the voodoos returns from the dead -- Postscript : events in the lives of the Marie Laveaus -- At the end : recognition and respect.
600 10 $aLaveau, Marie,$d1794-1881.
650 0 $aVoodooism$zLouisiana$zNew Orleans$xHistory$y19th century.
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