Carolyn Morrow Long
Biographic Data
| ID | 714745 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carolyn Morrow Long |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carolyn Morrow |
| FAMILY NAME | Long |
| SIGNATURE | LONG C M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A New Orleans Voudou Priestess
African Voices in the African American Heritage (review)
Reviewed by: African Voices in the African American Heritage Carolyn Morrow Long African Voices in the African American Heritage. By Betty M. Kuyk. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2003. Pp. xxviii + 201, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.) Until the mid-twentieth century, most scholars contended that, in the United States, "primitive" African culture was obliterated by the shattering experience of slavery. In African Voices in the…
African Voices in the African American Heritage
Book Review| January 01 2007 African Voices in the African American Heritage African Voices in the African American Heritage, Betty M. Kuyk. Carolyn Morrow Long Carolyn Morrow Long Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Folklore (2007) 120 (475): 103–104. https://doi.org/10.2307/4137878 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Carolyn Morrow Long; Afr…
Spiritual Merchants
They can be found along the side streets of many American cities: herb or candle shops catering to practitioners of Voodoo, hoodoo, Santeria, and similar beliefs. Here one can purchase ritual items and raw materials for the fabrication of traditional charms, plus a variety of soaps, powders, and aromatic goods known in the trade as spiritual products. For those seeking health or success, love or protection, these potions offer the power of the sa…
Perceptions of New Orleans Voodoo
Throughout the nineteenth century, Voodoo was considered by the dominant American culture to be sinful and threatening, and strong repressive measures were taken by the authorities. From the turn of the twentieth century until about the 1960s, the practice was simply seen as a fraud from which ignorant blacks needed protection. By the latter half of the twentieth century,concerns with both sin and fraud had diminished, and Voodoo was looked upon …
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Perceptions of New Orleans Voodoo
Throughout the nineteenth century, Voodoo was considered by the dominant American culture to be sinful and threatening, and strong repressive measures were taken by the authorities. From the turn of the twentieth century until about the 1960s, the practice was simply seen as a fraud from which ignorant blacks needed protection. By the latter half of the twentieth century,concerns with both sin and fraud had diminished, and Voodoo was looked upon …
Spiritual Merchants
They can be found along the side streets of many American cities: herb or candle shops catering to practitioners of Voodoo, hoodoo, Santeria, and similar beliefs. Here one can purchase ritual items and raw materials for the fabrication of traditional charms, plus a variety of soaps, powders, and aromatic goods known in the trade as spiritual products. For those seeking health or success, love or protection, these potions offer the power of the sa…
African Voices in the African American Heritage (review)
Reviewed by: African Voices in the African American Heritage Carolyn Morrow Long African Voices in the African American Heritage. By Betty M. Kuyk. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2003. Pp. xxviii + 201, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.) Until the mid-twentieth century, most scholars contended that, in the United States, "primitive" African culture was obliterated by the shattering experience of slavery. In African Voices in the…
African Voices in the African American Heritage
Book Review| January 01 2007 African Voices in the African American Heritage African Voices in the African American Heritage, Betty M. Kuyk. Carolyn Morrow Long Carolyn Morrow Long Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of American Folklore (2007) 120 (475): 103–104. https://doi.org/10.2307/4137878 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Carolyn Morrow Long; Afr…
A New Orleans Voudou Priestess
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