Marie Laveau, the Mysterious Voudou Queen: A Study of Powerful Female Leadership in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Ina Johanna Fandrich | ISBN: | 9781935754220 |
| Publisher: | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press | Publication: | February 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ina Johanna Fandrich |
| ISBN: | 9781935754220 |
| Publisher: | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press |
| Publication: | February 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
