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The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook

Kenaz Filan

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Description for The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook Paperback. A guide to the practices, tools, and rituals of New Orleans Voodoo as well as the many cultural influences at its origins. Num Pages: 320 pages, Includes 16-page color insert. BIC Classification: VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518. 312 pages, illustrations. A guide to the practices, tools, and rituals of New Orleans Voodoo as well as the many cultural influences at its origins. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: VXW. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 20. Weight: 518.
One of America’s great native-born spiritual traditions, New Orleans Voodoo is a religion as complex, free-form, and beautiful as the jazz that permeates this steamy city of sin and salvation. From the French Quarter to the Algiers neighborhood, its famed vaulted cemeteries to its infamous Mardi Gras celebrations, New Orleans cannot escape its rich Voodoo tradition, which draws from a multitude of ethnic sources, including Africa, Latin America, Sicily, Ireland, France, and Native America. In The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook, initiated Vodou priest Kenaz Filan covers the practices, tools, and rituals of this system of worship as well as the ... Read more

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Publisher

Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Number of pages

312

Format

Paperback

Publication date

2011

Condition

New

Number of Pages

320

Place of Publication

Rochester, United States

ISBN

9781594774355

SKU

V9781594774355

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About Kenaz Filan

Kenaz Filan (Houngan Coquille du Mer) was initiated in Société la Belle Venus in March 2003 after 10 years of solitary service to the lwa. Filan is the author of The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Vodou Love Magic, Vodou Money Magic, and The Power of the Poppy and coauthor of Drawing Down the Spirits. A frequent contributor to PanGaia, Planet Magazine, ... Read more

Reviews for The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook

“Kenaz Filan’s new book is quite simply the best book on New Orleans Voodoo I have ever read. It is extremely well researched detailing spirits, practitioners, and rituals, that are well known in the Crescent City, but which have never been covered in a book like this before. Kenaz takes great pains to show that Voodoo of New Orleans is ... Read morea unique system of magic distinct from, but with relations to both Haitian Vodou and Hoodoo, and provide a much needed window into the ever evolving magic of America’s most occult city.”
Jason Miller, author of Protection & Reversal Magick: A Witch’s Defense Manual
“To understand a spiritual practice one must understand both the history and culture in which it flourished. In The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook, Kenaz Filan begins with the critical eye of a historian before investigating New Orleans Voodoo as both a spiritual science and religion. He strips away myth and fallacy, leaving us with fact, and gives us an insider’s view of the faith’s deepest mysteries. It is the first book I’ve read by an experienced houngan dealing with one of the South’s most enduring, powerful legacies. This volume is a welcome addition to both the casual historian’s and active practitioner’s library.”
Ocha’ni Lele, author of Diloggún Tales of the Natural World, Teachings of the Saterí
“A winning blend of urban and religious history from famed New Orleans Vodou priest Filan. . . . A unique supplementary travel guide for anyone planning a trip to NOLA or readers interested in the city’s rich voodoo tradition.”
Kirkus Reviews, August 2011
“Well researched, well written, and a delight to read, I highly recommend this to readers who want to understand how and why New Orleans voodoo is different from the island varieties.”
FacingNorth.net, October 2011
“One reviewer said The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook?is quite simply the best book on New Orleans Voodoo I have ever read. I would amend that to,?it’s the best book on New Orleans and Voodoo I’ve ever read.”
Psychic-Magic, November 2011
“Plenty of practical prayers and recipes follow, as well as instructions for divination, candle-workings and concocting magical oils, etc. Overall, this is a well–researched and highly engaging read.”
Frater Puck, Behutet Magazine
“Filan does an excellent job in presenting good information, and offering caveats for the rest. And while the Handbook is not a spell book, the information provided on the spirits, saints, oils and candle magick, plus the best explanation of what a voodoo doll is (and isn’t), is a wonderful entry into this work for anyone who wishes to pursue it further. Fun and informative, The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook is a great resource for anyone interested in this style of magick, or who’s planning a ‘magickal vacation’ in the Crescent City”
Leni Hester, Witches and Pagans Magazine, October 2012
“I recommend The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook for those who want to learn more about the culture and beginnings of the spiritual tradition. ”
Pagan Book Reviews, August 2013
“The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook is about so much more than Voodoo. Using Voodoo as the lens through which the city of New Orleans is viewed, Kenaz Filan weaves a tale equal parts history, tourist guide, and introduction to Voodoo as unique as the city itself. Filan touches on topics as diverse as the evolution of race relations within the city and the proper use of ritual oils. If you are planning a visit to the city or just want a fresh perspective on a fascinating American city, pick up this book.”
Witches’ Almanac, December 2013
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