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Veil of the Crescent City: Voodoo, Hoodoo, and the Living Spiritual Traditions of New Orleans
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ISBN13: 9798196249013
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 9 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 9 2026
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Veil of the Crescent City: Voodoo, Hoodoo, and the Living Spiritual Traditions of New Orleans New Orleans has always existed between worlds. Beneath the music, candlelight, cemeteries, and midnight streets lies a deeper history shaped by survival, resistance, spirituality, and memory. Veil of the Crescent City explores the real traditions of Voodoo and Hoodoo beyond the myths created by Hollywood and tourism. Drawing from documented history, African diasporic religion, folklore, and cultural scholarship, Isaac Poe examines how these spiritual systems emerged from the collision of African, Caribbean, Catholic, and Creole influences in one of America's most mysterious cities. From Congo Square and Marie Laveau to ancestor veneration, ritual practice, rootwork, sacred objects, jazz, and spiritual healing, this book reveals the living traditions that continue to shape New Orleans today. Rather than sensationalizing the subject, it approaches these practices with clarity, respect, and historical depth, separating folklore from fact while preserving the atmosphere and power that make the city unlike any other place in the world. For readers interested in history, religion, folklore, and the hidden traditions of the American South, this book offers a compelling journey into the spiritual heart of New Orleans.
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