Book Review: The Voodoo Encyclopedia: Magic, Ritual, and Religion

Authors

  • Anita Slack

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.55n4.328

Abstract

The most striking feature of this volume is its focus on Voodoo or Vodou as a belief system, replete with all the trappings one expects: rituals, ethical considerations, practitioners, and a full history. The preface immediately recognizes the stereotypes and connotations that have become entrenched in the word itself, and promises information on the “full-fledged” religion of Vodou. This resource delivers on its promise.

Author Biography

Anita Slack

Anita Slack, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio

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Published

2016-07-01

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 4 (2016): Summer

Section

Sources: Reference Books

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