Vintage Voodoo in New Orleans Tallant HC 1946 First Ed. Start Price USD 29.95 Current Price USD 29.95 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 13, 2008 End Time Monday, October 20, 2008 Location Parksville, New York See more about 'Vintage Voodoo in New Orleans Tallant HC 1946 First Ed.' Description New Page 1  Voodoo in New Orleans by Robert Tallant HARD COVER EXTREMELY RARE 1946 FIRST EDITION! Tallant writes a sensationalistic book on Voodoo in New Orleans. He claims that while Voodoo existed in New Orleans before 1800, that it really took off and became an important part of the culture after the Saint-Domingue revolution and the escaped planters came to New Orleans with their slaves. However, it becomes clear that the Voodoo of New Orleans bears little relationship to the religion that dominates Haiti today and then. Rather, New Orleans Voodoo is most concerned with three things on Tallant's account: selling of "work" both negative and positive. running dances and other sexually oriented services healing These things all exist in Haiti, but there it is a part of the larger religious aspects of Voodoo, and much less profit oriented. But, to what extent is Tallant's account to be trusted? He went looking for the sensationalistic, what one could find from the outside, and he found the most visible side of New Orleans Voodoo. Perhaps he found it's essence, perhaps he did not. Tallant interviewed many persons, or at least studied interviews carried on by members of the Writers' Project during the depression. He also combed newspapers to find reports on New Orleans Voodoo. The book is repetitious, anecdotal and with relatively little analysis or scholarship. Tallant mainly just reports stories he heard in New Orleans. 247 PAGES with FANTASTIC ARTWORK ON INTERIOR OF HARDCOVER! No rips, tears, underlining, dog eared pages. Pages are crispy and white (scans shown them a bit yellowed - which they are not!) Interior binding is tight.  Index page binding is slightly separated - but still in amazing condition considering its age.  TRULY A COLLECTOR'S BOOK! I accept PayPal Only.  Please e-mail me with questions before bidding. Check out my other auctions for more rare occult books! Thanks for Looking! Place a Bid!