The Mysterious Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveaux: A Study of Powerful Female Leadership in Nineteenth Century New Orleans

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Fandrich, Ina J.
Published: 04/21/2005
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415972505
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.32w x 1.01d