The Mysterious Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveaux: A Study of Powerful

ISBN: 0415972507 EAN: 9780415972505

Publisher: Routledge (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 128.00 US

Binding: Hardcover

Pub Date: April 21, 2005

Publisher Marketing: This study investigates the emergence of powerful female leadership in New Orleans' Voodoo tradition. It provides a careful examination of the cultural, historical, economic, demographic and socio-political factors that contributed both to the feminization of this religious culture and its strong female leaders.