New Orleans Voodoo

The history, altars, art and ceremonies that anchor Voodoo in Crescent City culture are revealed in this authoritative study.   The diverse spiritual roots of New Orleans run deep—and they all converge in the practice known as Voodoo. The city's Roman Catholic influence and its French, Spanish, Creole and American Indian traditions blended with the rites and rituals that West Africans brought to Louisiana as enslaved laborers. The resulting Voodoo tradition became a unique and integral part