| Description |
1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Emancipation, Civil Rights, and the Origins of "Voodoo" in the 1850s-1880s -- 2. "Voodoo" and U.S. Imperialism in Cuba in the 1890s-1920s -- 3. Love Cults and "White Slaves" in the 1920s -- 4. Human Sacrifice and African American Muslims in the 1930s -- 5. "Sacrifices at Sea" and Haitian Refugees in the 1980s -- 6. Sex Trafficking and Sacred Oaths in the 1990s to the Present -- Conclusion: Voodoo, Obeah, and Macumba |
| Summary |
Coined in the middle of the nineteenth century, the term "voodoo" has been deployed largely by people in the U.S. to refer to spiritual practices--real or imagined--among people of African descent. "Voodoo" is one way that white people have invoked their anxieties and stereotypes about Black people--to call them uncivilized, superstitious, hypersexual, violent, and cannibalistic. In this book, Danielle Boaz explores public perceptions of "voodoo" as they have varied over time, with an emphasis on the intricate connection between stereotypes of "voodoo" and debates about race and human |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 01, 2023) |
| Subject |
Vodou -- Social aspects -- United States -- History
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Slurs -- United States -- History
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Racism in language.
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Race discrimination -- United States -- History
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Religion & beliefs.
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Religion.
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0197689434 |
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9780197689448 |
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0197689442 |
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9780197689424 |
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0197689426 |
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9780197689431 |
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