Tell My Horse - Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica

Informationen zum Autor Zora Neale Hurston wrote four novels ( Jonah’s Gourd Vine; Their Eyes Were Watching God; Moses, Man of the Mountains; and Seraph on the Suwanee ) and was still working on her fifth novel, The Life of Herod the Great , when she died; three books of folklore ( Mules and Men  and the posthumously published Go Gator and Muddy the Water and Every Tongue Got to Confess ); a work of anthropological research ( Tell My Horse ); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road ); an international bestselling ethnographic work ( Barracoon ); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, grew up in Eatonville, Florida, and lived her last years in Fort Pierce, Florida. Klappentext Based on acclaimed author Zora Neale Hurston's personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica—where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer during her visits in the 1930s— Tell My Horse is a fascinating firsthand account of the mysteries of Voodoo. An invaluable resource and remarkable guide to Voodoo practices, rituals, and beliefs, it is a travelogue into a dark, mystical world that offers a vividly authentic picture of ceremonies, customs, and superstitions. Zusammenfassung “Strikingly dramatic, yet simple and unrestrained . . . an unusual and intensely interesting book richly packed with strange information.” —New York Times Book Review Based on Zora Neale Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica, where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer of voodoo practices during her visits in the 1930s, this travelogue into a dark world paints a vividly authentic picture of the ceremonies, customs, and superstitions of voodoo.

Product details

• Authors: Zora Neale Hurston, Zora Neale Hurston
• Publisher: Amistad
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2008
• EAN: 9780061695131
• ISBN: 978-0-06-169513-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; Sociology, Caribbean islands, History of Religion, Social and cultural anthropology, Spirituality and religious experience, Travel and holiday, Society and culture: general, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, RELIGION: Spirituality, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, POETRY: Anthologies (multiple authors), AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: CLASSIC LITERATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, TRAVEL: Caribbean & West Indies, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / African American & Black, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Customs & Traditions, African American Studies / Classic Literature