Title: The mysterious voodoo queen, Marie Laveaux : a study of powerful female leadership in nineteenth-century New Orleans /
Authors: Fandrich, Ina Johanna, 1957-
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Laveau, Marie,; Vodou Louisiana New Orleans History; African American women Louisiana New Orleans Social conditions; New Orleans (La.) Religious life and customs.; New Orleans (La.) Social conditions.
Contents: Introduction -- The African cultural and religious roots of voodoo -- New Orleans' free women of color -- New Orleans' voodoo women -- The historical Marie Laveaux -- The mythical Marie Laveaux -- Conclusion: the politics of myth-making.