Tell my horse : voodoo and life in Haiti and Jamaica / Zora Neale Hurston ; with a new foreword by Ishmael Reed ; series editor: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
"With an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr."--Cover. "P.S. insights, interviews & more..."--Cover. Originally published in hardcover: J.B. Lippincott, c1938. First Perennial Library edition published 1990. Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-304).
Contents:
Pt. I. Jamaica. The rooster's nest -- Curry goat -- Hunting the wild hog -- Night song after death -- Women in the Caribbean -- pt. II. Politics and personalities of Haiti. Rebirth of a nation -- The next hundred years -- The black Joan of Arc -- Death of Leconte -- pt. III. Voodoo in Haiti. Voodoo and Voodoo gods -- Isle de la Gonave -- Archahaie and what it means -- Zombies -- Secte rouge -- Parlay cheval ou (tell my horse) -- Graveyard dirt and other poisons -- Doctor Reser -- God and the pintards -- Appendix. Songs of worship to Voodoo gods -- Miscellaneous songs.
Summary:
The author recounts her experiences as an initiate into the voodoo practices of Haiti and Jamaica in the 1930s.
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