The Serpent and the Rainbow
by Davis, Wade
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good DJ
- Seller
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Morganton, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis -- people who had reappeared in Haitian society years after they had been officially declared dead and had been buried. Drawn into a netherworld of rituals and celebrations, Davis penetrated the vodoun mystique deeply enough to place zombification in its proper context within vodoun culture. In the course of his investigation, Davis came to realize that the story of vodoun is the history of Haiti -- from the African origins of its people to the successful Haitian independence movement, down to the present day, where vodoun culture is, in effect, the government of Haiti's countryside. The Serpent and the Rainbow combines anthropological investigation with a remarkable personal adventure to illuminate and finally explain a phenomenon that has long fascinated Americans.
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- Bookseller
- Chris Hartmann, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018680
- Title
- The Serpent and the Rainbow
- Author
- Davis, Wade
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good DJ
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Haiti, Zombiism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Body, Mind & Spirit;
Terms of Sale
Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale, returns accepted within 10 days with notification, if not as described. Prices net to all. METHODS OF PAYMENT: Check with order, U.S. bank funds only. I can also accept deposit or credit card payment through PayPal.��NC residents add 6.75% sales tax. SHIPPING: USPS 4th Class Media Mail: $7.00 minimum, some heavy books more, each additional book $4.00. Priority Mail: $12.00 minimum, many books more, depending on weight and your postal zone; please ask for exact amount. FOR ALL NON-U.S. SHIPMENTS, INQUIRE FOR EXACT SHIPPING COSTS. Also inquire for Fedex, or other special handling.
About the Seller
Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
About Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
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