Introduction: Modulating modernity -- Powering the soul: queer energies in Haitian Vodou -- Marie Laveau's generational arts: healing and midwifery in New Orleans -- Freedom's conduit: spiritual justice in "Theresa, a Haytian tale" -- "A wandering maniac": Sojourner Truth's demonic marronage -- Mesmeric revolution: Hopkins's matrilineal Haiti -- Coda: Effluent futures
Summary
"This book re-evaluates traditional narratives of 19th-century modernity by placing Black women at the center of an increasingly connected world. It redefines energy and modernity by exploring how early Black transnational networks practiced energy across Haiti and the USA"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 22, 2023)