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The life and work of the legendary “Pope of Voodoo,” Marie Laveau―a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800s
Marie Laveau may be the most influential American practitioner of the magical arts; certainly, she is among the most famous. She is the subject of songs,…
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I love a biography that is as well-researched as it is immersive, and this book does not disappoint! Marie Laveau―a free woman of color who all but ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800s—may be the most legendary American practitioner of the magical arts, and in this book, Denise Alvarado—a New Orleans born, native Creole who studies African and Indigenous-based healing traditions from a personal and academic perspective—separates the myth from the fact.
Moving seamlessly between historical archives and her personal experience as a practitioner, Alvarado introduces us to the New Orleans Voodoo queen, her reign and legacy, and the spells,…
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