Queen New Orleans
Author | : Harnett T. Kane |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1949 |
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Author | : Harnett T. Kane |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1949 |
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Author | : Thomas Ruys Smith |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2011-08-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1847251935 |
An accessible and entertaining look at this crucible period in the life of one of America's most distinctive cities.
Author | : Thomas Kelah Wharton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Architects |
ISBN | : 9780917860430 |
Author | : Ina J. Fandrich |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2005-04-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135872910 |
This study investigates the emergence of powerful female leadership in New Orleans' Voodoo tradition. It provides a careful examination of the cultural, historical, economic, demographic and socio-political factors that contributed both to the feminization of this religious culture and its strong female leaders.
Author | : Marilee Eaves |
Publisher | : She Writes Press |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2019-11-19 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1631526677 |
Born during World War II, Marilee Eaves has long struggled to fit into the New Orleans elite—secret Mardi Gras societies that ruled the city—into which she was born. Then, as a student at Wellesley, she’s hospitalized at McLean psychiatric hospital, where she begins to realize how much of herself she’s sacrificed to blend into and be fully accepted by the exclusive and exclusionary white Uptown New Orleans culture to which she supposedly belongs. In Singing Out Loud, Eaves tells of her journey to stand on her own two feet—to find a way to be grounded and evolved in the midst of that culture. Along the way, she wrestles with bipolar disorder, alcoholism, and the effects of her bad (heartbreaking, and sometimes hilarious) choices. Raw and funny, this book offers hope and encouragement to those willing to be vulnerable, address their issues, and laugh at themself in order to embrace who they truly are.
Author | : Denise Alvarado |
Publisher | : Weiser Books |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2020-02-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1633411427 |
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, films, and legends and the star of New Orleans ghost tours. Her grave in New Orleans ranks among the most popular spiritual pilgrimages in the US. Devotees venerate votive images of Laveau, who proclaimed herself the “Pope of Voodoo.” She is the subject of respected historical biographies and the inspiration for novels by Francine Prose and Jewell Parker Rhodes. She even appears in Marvel Comics and on the television show American Horror Story: Coven, where she was portrayed by Angela Bassett. Author Denise Alvarado explores Marie Laveau’s life and work—the fascinating history and mystery. This book gives an overview of New Orleans Voodoo, its origins, history, and practices. It contains spells, prayers, rituals, recipes, and instructions for constructing New Orleans voodoo-style altars and crafting a voodoo amulet known as a gris-gris.
Author | : Carolyn Morrow Long |
Publisher | : University Press of Florida |
Total Pages | : 539 |
Release | : 2007-10-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813040809 |
Against the backdrop of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century New Orleans, A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau disentangles the complex threads of the legend surrounding the famous Voudou priestess. According to mysterious, oft-told tales, Laveau was an extraordinary celebrity whose sorcery-fueled influence extended widely from slaves to upper-class whites. Some accounts claim that she led the "orgiastic" Voudou dances in Congo Square and on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, kept a gigantic snake named Zombi, and was the proprietress of an infamous house of assignation. Though legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, she 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. The true story of Marie Laveau, though considerably less flamboyant than the legend, is equally compelling. In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Marie Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined. Changes in New Orleans engendered by French and Spanish rule, the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow segregation affected seven generations of Laveau's family, from enslaved great-grandparents of pure African blood to great-grandchildren who were legally classified as white. Simultaneously, Long examines the evolution of New Orleans Voudou, which until recently has been ignored by scholars.
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Release | : 2022-03 |
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ISBN | : 9780894941313 |
Author | : Bloody Mary |
Publisher | : Red Wheel/Weiser |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2016-01-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1578635667 |
". . . known as 'The Poet Priestess of the Spirit of New Orleans' Bloody Mary is a true spokeswoman of her hometown . . ."--Southern Women Magazine In 15 compelling chapters, Bloody Mary shares with readers her experiences with the ghosts and haunted happenings of New Orleans. Among the tales of the supernatural are: A visit to a haunted sanitarium A meeting with Julie the Ghost of Forbidden Love The story of Madame La Laurie, La Vampyra Meetings with Jean Lafitte, the Gentleman Pirate Encounters with the ghosts in New Orleans graveyards Each chapters ends with "Afterlife Lessons and Warnings" that help readers navigate the seen and the unseen worlds. What makes these stories particularly engaging is the persona of Bloody Mary. She is not only a psychic investigator, she is also a psychic healer--she offers healing and kindness to spirits that walk the earth and also helps readers find spiritual lessons in encounters with the spirit world.
Author | : Poppy Tooker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 2019-09 |
Genre | : Brunches |
ISBN | : 9781941879276 |
"Poppy Tooker says her new book “Drag Queen Brunch” was a community effort that practically wrote itself. It combines brunch recipes from Tooker and New Orleans restaurants and short profiles of local drag queens Vinsantos, Jessica Champagne, Laveau Contraire and a dozen others. There are 60 recipes for cocktails and traditional brunch dishes such as grits and grillades, pain perdu and calas. Restaurant recipes include Brennan’s bananas Foster, Palace Cafe’s crabmeat cheesecake, Saba chef and owner Alon Shaya’s shakshuka and chef Isaac Toups’ boudin breakfast burritos. The coffee table book features Sam Hanna’s vibrant images of queens and brunch dishes. It also incorporates local history, including Tooker’s favorite ghost story of Julian Eltinge, a cross-dressing actor popular in the early 1900s."--Gambit.