| New Orleans Voodoo: A Cultural History Contributor(s): Schmitt, Rory O'Neill (Author), O'Neill, Rosary Hartel (Author), Glassman, Vodou Priestess Sallie Ann (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1467137995 ISBN-13: 9781467137997 Publisher: History Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2019 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Lifestyles - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 299.675 |
| LCCN: 2018959011 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.85 lbs) 176 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Voodoo tradition continues in the Crescent City even today. Rory Schmitt and Rosary O'Neill study the altars, art, history and ceremonies that anchor Voodoo in New Orleans culture. There is no more compelling nor more spiritual cit |
Contributor Bio(s): Schmitt, Rory O'Neill: - "RORY O'NEILL SCHMITT is an author, photographer and professor. Raised in New Orleans, Rory was always fascinated with art. Upon graduating from St. Mary's Dominican High School, she moved to New York, where she attended Fordham University and earned her bachelor's degree in art history and studio art, as well as a master's degree in art therapy from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and a PhD in curriculum and instruction studies with a concentration in art education at Arizona State University in Tempe. Rory has gained professional experiences over the years at museums and galleries, such as the International Center for Photography, Cristinerose Gallery, Visual Arts Gallery and others. She currently works at the University of Southern California's Bovard College, where she coaches and supports expert faculty. ROSARY HARTEL O'NEILL lives in New Orleans and New York City with her husband, Robert Harzinski. She is the author of twenty-five plays and three books of nonfiction. A Senior Fulbright Drama Specialist, she has received six Fulbrights. Other awards include residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland, American Academy in Rome and the Irish Cultural Center and Cartoucherie Theatre in Paris. In New York City, she is an active member of the Actors Studio, the Players Club and the National Arts Club. In New Orleans, Louisiana, she is professor emeritus of drama and speech at Loyola University and a member of Louisiana Women in Film and Television. She founded the Southern Repertory Theatre, the premier professional theater in New Orleans." |
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