Voodoo queen : the spirited lives of Marie Laveau / / by Martha Ward.

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Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
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Physical Description:xvii, 246 p. :; ill., 1 map.
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100 1 |a Ward, Martha. 
245 1 0 |a Voodoo queen  |h [electronic resource] :  |b the spirited lives of Marie Laveau /  |c by Martha Ward. 
260 |a Jackson :  |b University Press of Mississippi,  |c c2004. 
300 |a xvii, 246 p. :  |b ill., 1 map. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-225) and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
600 1 0 |a Laveau, Marie,  |d 1794-1881. 
650 0 |a Voodooism  |z Louisiana  |z New Orleans  |x History  |y 19th century. 
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