New Orleans voodoo : a cultural history / Rory O'Neill Schmitt & Rosary Hartel O'Neill ; foreword by Vodou Priestess Sallie Ann Glassman.
O'Neill Schmitt, Rory, author.; O'Neill, Rosary, author.; Glassman, Sallie Ann, 1954- writer of foreword.
2019
BL2490 .O54 2019eb
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Title
New Orleans voodoo : a cultural history / Rory O'Neill Schmitt & Rosary Hartel O'Neill ; foreword by Vodou Priestess Sallie Ann Glassman.
Author
O'Neill Schmitt, Rory, author.
ISBN
9781439665978 (electronic book)
1439665974 (electronic book)
9781467137997
1467137995
Published
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019.
Copyright
©2019
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations
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BL2490 .O54 2019eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
299.6/750976335
Summary
"There is no more compelling nor more spiritual city than New Orleans. The city's Roman Catholic roots and its blended French, Spanish, Creole and American Indian populations heavily influenced the rites and rituals that West Africans brought to Louisiana as enslaved laborers. The resulting unique Voodoo tradition is now deeply rooted in the area. Enslaved practitioners in the nineteenth century held Voodoo dances in designated public areas like Congo Square but conducted their secret rituals away from the prying eyes of the city. By 1874, some twelve thousand New Orleanians attended Voodoo queen Marie Laveau's St. John's Eve rites on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. The Voodoo tradition continues in the Crescent City even today. Rory Schmitt and Rosary O'Neill study the altars, art, history and ceremonies that anchor Voodoo in New Orleans culture."--provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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O'Neill, Rosary, author.
Glassman, Sallie Ann, 1954- writer of foreword.
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Foreword, by Sallie Ann Glassman
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Rites and practices of contemporary New Orleans Voodoo
Misconceptions of Voodoo
The roots of Voodoo: Haiti, West Africa religions and Catholicism
Marie, matriarchy and motherhood
Voodoo sites in New Orleans
Voodoo events
New Orleans religious leaders: their lives and their art
New Orleans Voodoo: art and aesthetics
Drama, dances, death!
New Orleans Voodoo and art connections
Appendix: Rosary O'Neill's reading with a Vodou Priestess
Bibliography
Index
About the authors.

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