Karen McCarthy Brown
WSRP Research Associate 1983-1984
Research Project
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
An ethnobiography and family history of Alourdes Champagne (Mama Lola), a Vodou priestess living and working in Brooklyn as the spiritual head of a large and diverse community of Haitian immigrants. A case study of a woman religious leader and of the role of religion in situations of conflict, oppression, and rapid social change.
Publications
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
Karen McCarthy Brown
University of California Press, 2000
Karen McCarthy Brown
University of California Press, 2000
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