Voodoo in New Orleans
By: by Stephen Person ; consultant, Troy Taylor
Contributors: Taylor, Troy
Series: HorrorScapes
Publisher: Bearport Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781936087990
Subjects: Religious life and customs; Voodooism; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Recounts the life of Marie Laveau, a voodoo priestess thought to have the power to contact spirits and cast spells.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Voodoo at midnight; title: The right place to learn; title: Life and death in New Orleans; title: Cities of the dead; title: From Africa to New Orleans; title: There goes Marie Laveau!; title: The Voodoo Queen; title: Dancing in Congo Square; title: How to use voodoo dolls; title: Ghosts in the cathedral; title: The Wishing Spot; title: The Queen lives on; title: New Orleans : then and now; title: Glossary.