Voodoo and Power: The Politics of Religion in New Orleans, 1881-1940

by Kodi A. Roberts

Book Overview

The racialized and exoticized cult of Voodoo occupies a central place in the popular image of the Crescent City. But as Kodi A. Roberts argues in Voodoo and Power, the religion was not a monolithic tradition handed down from African ancestors to their American-born descendants. Instead, a much more complicated patchwork of influences created New Orleans Voodoo, allowing it to move across boundaries of race, class, and gender. By employing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807181722
• ISBN13: 9780807181720
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"