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02641aam a2200433Ia 4500 001 F7086030954511E3818BD8EADAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140214010111 008 071114r20072006flua b s001 0beng d 020 $a 9780813029740 (alk. paper) 020 $a 0813029740 (alk. paper) 020 $a 0813032148 020 $a 9780813032146 035 $a (OCoLC)181168741 040 $a TMK $b eng $c TMK $d TMK $d BAKER $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d JED $d TWT $d OCLCG $d JBO $d BET $d GEBAY $d FYM $d OCLCQ $d BDX $d OCLCA $d IWP $d SILO 043 $a n-us-la 100 1 $a Long, Carolyn Morrow. 245 12 $a A New Orleans voudou priestess : $b the legend and reality of Marie Laveau / $c Carolyn Morrow Long. 250 $a 1st pbk. ed. 260 $a Gainesville : $b University Press of Florida, $c 2007. 300 $a xxxvii, 294 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-287) and index. 505 0 $a Prologue. The "Laveau legend" in print and performance -- 1. The colonial past -- 2. The antebellum city -- 3. Domestic life -- 4. Slaves -- 5. Hard times -- 6. Voudou -- 7. St. John's Eve -- 8. Doctor John -- 9. Prison ministry -- 10. Final years -- 11. Descendants -- 12. The second Marie Laveau -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Louisiana Writers' Project informants. 520 $a Legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Laveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Carolyn Morrow Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans. 600 10 $a Laveau, Marie, $d 1794-1881. 650 0 $a Mambos (Vodou) $z New Orleans $z New Orleans $x Biography. 650 0 $a African American women $z New Orleans $z New Orleans $x Biography. 650 0 $a Creoles $z New Orleans $z New Orleans $x Biography. 650 0 $a Vodou $z New Orleans $z New Orleans $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a New Orleans (La.) $x Religious life and customs. 651 0 $a New Orleans (La.) $x Biography. 600 10 $a Laveau, Marie, $d 1794-1881 $x Legends. 650 0 $a Legends $z New Orleans. $z New Orleans. 941 $a 3 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20220804021850.0 952 $l YQPB532 $d 20220308011427.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20161004020514.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F7086030954511E3818BD8EADAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search