I’m looking for a book, preferably an audiobook since I do most of my reading while driving or working, on the practices, beliefs, and origins of vodou and it’s various origins.
A lot of the books I’ve found are about casting charms or using spells, which is not my goal; I’m writing a story and want to understand vodou, so I don’t make an ass out of myself. I don’t want to just use the pop culture idea of witch doctors and voodoo dolls, I want to understand the idea behind the Lwa, how the religion changed from Africa to Haiti to Louisiana, and I want to understand how the people who practiced this religion viewed the world, and how the people who practice it today view it.
Most of the books I’ve found seem…well, gimmicky. “Learn how to make real voodoo charms and spells! Marie Laveau’s actual magic, and how *you* can perform it today!” I don’t want to chase a gimmick, and I don’t want to convert or become a practicioner. I want to find a scholarly text on the subject.
by Moses_The_Wise