Voodoo queen
Ward, Martha.
Voodoo queen the spirited lives of Marie Laveau / [electronic resource] : by Martha Ward. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2004. - xvii, 246 p. : ill., 1 map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-225) and index.
Who 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Laveau, Marie, 1794-1881.
Voodooism--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--19th century.
Electronic books.
BL2490 / .W37 2004eb
299.6/75/092 B
Voodoo queen the spirited lives of Marie Laveau / [electronic resource] : by Martha Ward. - Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2004. - xvii, 246 p. : ill., 1 map.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-225) and index.
Who 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Laveau, Marie, 1794-1881.
Voodooism--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--19th century.
Electronic books.
BL2490 / .W37 2004eb
299.6/75/092 B