A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau (Paperback)

by Carolyn Morrow Long (Author)

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: University Press of Florida; 1 edition (October 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0813032148
ISBN-13: 978-0813032146
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 499 g
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Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans.

About the Author

Carolyn Morrow Long, a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, is the author of Spiritual Merchants: Religion, Magic, and Commerce.