Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society) by Karen McCarthy Brown

Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)

Karen McCarthy Brown

447 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

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Karen McCarthy Brown's classic book shatters stereotypes of Vodou by offering an intimate portrait of African-based religion in everyday life. She explores the importance of women's religious practices along with related themes of family and of so...

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