April 12, 2024
1935 1st ed. OCCULT HAITIAN VODUN VOODOO BY LEODERER
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1935 1st ed. OCCULT HAITIAN VODUN VOODOO BY LEODERER Description: Voodoo Fire in Haiti By, Richard A. Loederer. Translated from German by Desmond Ivo Vesey. A nonfiction firsthand account of Voodoo, as seen by Loederer, armed with only his paint brush and machete in the dark jungles of Haiti. A stunning production from the 30s, with incredible woodcuts in an art deco style. An examination of supernatural beliefs by an artist who held a series of art exhibitions using these same, fine illustrations. "This is the most atmospheric book about Haiti, its history, its legends, its superstitions and its native rites and customs ever written." Voodoo is a religious tradition originating in West Africa, which became prominent in the New World due to the importation of African slaves. West African Vodun is the original form of the religion; Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo are its descendants in the New World. "Don't you realize, monsieur, that many of the workers on the sugar fiends are mere soulless carcasses, brought back to life by magic and now slaving for their master? Several times I have seen the black spirits flying overhead. I swear it; I saw this with my own eyes. No one can escape from the terrible powers of evil." VOODOO FIRE IN HAITI By R.A. Loederer First Edition 1935 "In Port-au-Prince, in Jeremie, in the depths of the
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