MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01716cam a22002894a 4500
001 2003018292
003 DLC
005 20121116081041.0
008 030818s2004 msua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2003018292
020 $a1578066298 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aBL2490$b.W37 2004
082 00 $a299.6/75/092$aB$222
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 $aVodou$zLouisiana$zNew Orleans$xHistory$y19th century.
856 42 $3Book review (H-Net)$uhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0d8z7-aa
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip047/2003018292.html
856 42 $3Book review (H-Net)$uhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e5e7-aa