Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn Updated and Expanded Edition (Comparative Studies in Religion and...

Karen McCarthy Brown's classic book shatters stereotypes of Vodou by offering an intimate portrait of African-based religion in everyday life. She explores the importance of women's religious practices along with related themes of family and of social change. Weaving several of her own voices--analytic, descriptive, and personal--with the voices of her subjects in alternate chapters of traditional ethnography and ethnographic fiction, Brown presents herself as a character in Mama Lola's world and allows the reader to evaluate her interactions there. Startlingly original, Brown's work endures as an important experiment in ethnography as a social art form rooted in human relationships. A new preface, epilogue, bibliography, and a collection of family photographs tell the story of the effect of the book's publication on Mama Lola's life. more

Price Range:$11.18 to $21.46 | 3 stores
Product Rating:

18 Reviews
Info:
Set Price Alert Save to Wish List
Tags:
Karen McCarthy Brown, Paperback, Textbooks.com, Textbooksrus, Amazon

ComparePrices

title,desc	merchant	price	seeit
Smarter Choice Mama Lola : A Vodou Priestess in... by Karen McCarthy Brown. ISBN13: 9780520224759. ISBN10: 0520224752. Published by California-Princeton Fulfillment... Used	Textbooks.com 2,445 reviews *smarter certified	$25 $16.50 Coupon 2 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow	See it
Mama Lola : A Vodou Priestess in... Used	Textbooksrus 31 reviews	$11.18 Coupon 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $.99 Standard Shipping on any item $10 or more at Textbooksrus. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:See site for details.	See it
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in... Pages: 440, Edition: 1, Paperback, University of California Press	Amazon 11,406 reviews	$21.46 Coupon 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details.	See it

*Shipping costs are based on an estimate of the lowest shipping rate available within the contiguous US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Only merchants with this product in stock are listed (Merchants with this product back ordered have been removed from this list).

Do you see a pricing error? Please let us know by filling out a simple form: Click here

Write a review

ProductReviews94/100 (18 Reviews)

Recent Reviews

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-30-2007; A brilliant and compelling account of "walkers between the worlds"; Walking between the worldsKaren McCarthy Brown has penned a masterpiece! Mama Lola, known to family and friends as Alourdes, is a Mambo, an initiated priestess of Voudou who earns a modest living by serving her immigrant countrymen in...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-13-2006; Praise for Mama Lola; What a journey! This is one of those rare books that not only tells a great story, but actualy envelops the reader and takes them on an incredible spiritual journey. The author writes in a style which is both familiar and confortable....; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-18-2005; Vodou as psychodrama; One of the best books ever. This book strikes a perfect balance between a dry, scholarly approach and a colorful, sensationalist approach. It is written by a scholar who was initiated into and participated in vodou rituals, thus...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-23-2005; Human; This is an engrossing and moving read that compares with such books as "Woman Who Glows In The Dark" and "Macumba." It is about a very wonderful, gifted woman who is a Mambo, a Haitian Vudou healer and spiritualist. The story is about...; read full review | report as inappropriate

Selected Reviews

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-30-2007; A brilliant and compelling account of "walkers between the worlds"; Walking between the worldsKaren McCarthy Brown has penned a masterpiece! Mama Lola, known to family and friends as Alourdes, is a Mambo, an initiated priestess of Voudou who earns a modest living by serving her immigrant countrymen in...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-19-2000; Eh...; I'm always wary of uncultural women who are first drawn to santeria/vodun/yoruba from an anthropological/sociological stance and then switch over to become practitioners. And I find that when these people write books about the subject...; read full review | report as inappropriate