NEW ORLEANS VOUDOU PRIESTESS MARIE LAVEAU ~ 1ST EDN 2007 SC MAGICK VOUDON VOODOO

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CAROLYN MORROW LONG.
A NEW ORLEANS VOUDOU PRIESTESS: THE LEGEND AND REALITY OF MARIE LAVEAU.
Gainesville FL: University Press of Florida.
FIRST EDITION, 1st printing.
2007.
xxxvii (37+ + [3] + 294 pages with Index.
B&W ILLUSTRATIONS.
Large octavo (9 by 6 inch) softcover.
Lightest rubbing,
NEAR FINE CONDITION.
The only substantial (and perhaps only) biography of the famous 18th-19th century New Orleans “Voodoo Queen” Marie Laveau.
CONTENTS:
LIST OF FIGURES. • LIST OF TABLES. • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. • INTRODUCTION. • DEFINITION.
PROLOGUE: THE "LAVEAU LEGEND" IN PRINT AND PERFORMANCE.
PART I.
1.) A COLONIAL PAST. • 2.) THE ANTEBELLUM CITY. • 3.) DOMESTIC LIFE. • 4.) SLAVES. • 5.) HARD TIMES.
PART II.
6.) VOUDOU. • 7.) ST. JOHN'S EVE. • 8.) DOCTOR JOHN.
PART III.
9.) PRISON MINISTRY. • 10.) FINAL YEARS. • 11.) DESCENDANTS. • 12.) THE SECOND MARIE LAVEAU.
CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX: LOUISIANA WRITERS' PROJECT INFORMANTS.
NOTES. • BIBLIOGRAPHY. • INDEX.
[ceremonial ceremonial sex magic magick golden dawn o.t.o. oto occult occultism esoterica metaphysics metaphysical religion religious neo-pagan paganism wicca wiccan witchcraft secret societies freemasonry masonic masonry medieval mediaeval renaissance philosophy cabala kabbalah qabbalah alchemy alchemical angelology demonology satanism church of satan anton lavey illuminati new world order nwo gerald gardner voodoo hoodoo voudon haiti hatian new orleans santeria]
AN ACCOMPLISHED LOOK AT THE TRUTH AND LEGENDS BEHIND THIS POWERFUL AND FASCINATING WOMAN.