Tell my horse : voodoo and life in Haiti and Jamaica / Zora Neale Hurston ; with a new foreword by Ishmael Reed ; series editor: Henry Louis Gates.
The author recounts her experiences as an initiate into the voodoo practices of Haiti and Jamaica in the 1930s.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061695131
- ISBN: 0061695130
- Physical Description: viii, 311 pages, 16 pages : illustrations, music ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Harper Perennial edition
- Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2009.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "P.S. insights, interviews & more..."--Cover."With an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr."--Cover.Originally published in hardcover: J.B. Lippincott, c1938. First Perennial Library edition published, 1990.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Pt. I. Jamaica. The rooster's nest -- Curry goat -- Hunting the wild hog -- Night song after death -- Women in the Caribbean -- pt. II. Politics and personalities of Haiti. Rebirth of a nation -- The next hundred years -- The black Joan of Arc -- Death of Leconte -- pt. III. Voodoo in Haiti. Voodoo and voodoo gods -- Isle de la Gonave -- Archahaie and what it means -- Zombies -- Secte rouge -- Parlay cheval ou (tell my horse) -- Graveyard dirt and other poisons -- Doctor Reser -- God and the Pintards -- Appendix. Songs of worship to voodoo gods -- Miscellaneous songs.
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- Vodou > Jamaica.
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Haiti > Description and travel.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 299.675 HUR (Text) | 36015000725412 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
