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Voodoo in Haiti
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3.91 avg rating — 269 ratings
score: 476,
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Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica
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3.98 avg rating — 2,491 ratings
score: 374,
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4 people voted
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Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 296 ratings
score: 199,
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2 people voted
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Voodoo Dolls In Magick And Ritual
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 52 ratings
score: 199,
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2 people voted
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Saint Expedite, A Brief History of One of New Orleans' Favorite Saints (New Orleans Saints Book 1)
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3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
score: 197,
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2 people voted
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Mojo: Conjure Stories
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Nalo Hopkinson (Editor)
4.10 avg rating — 206 ratings
score: 193,
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2 people voted
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Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage
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4.30 avg rating — 53 ratings
score: 190,
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2 people voted
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Conjure Times: Black Magicians in America
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4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
score: 189,
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2 people voted
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Crossroads Mamas' 105 Spiritual Baths for Every Occasion
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4.14 avg rating — 35 ratings
score: 187,
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2 people voted
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Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau
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3.69 avg rating — 540 ratings
score: 186,
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2 people voted
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Spirits of New Orleans: Voodoo Curses, Vampire Legends and Cities of the Dead
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Kala Ambrose (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 208 ratings
score: 184,
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2 people voted
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The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic
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3.93 avg rating — 5,325 ratings
score: 179,
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2 people voted
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Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies
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Faith Mitchell (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 119 ratings
score: 178,
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2 people voted
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Voodoo and Hoodoo: The Craft as Revealed by Traditional Practitioners
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3.49 avg rating — 136 ratings
score: 178,
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2 people voted
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Vodou in the Haitian Experience: A Black Atlantic Perspective
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 177,
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2 people voted
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Vodou in Haitian Memory: The Idea and Representation of Vodou in Haitian Imagination
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4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 175,
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Gumbo Ya Ya Krampus-Santa Holiday Edition
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 173,
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2 people voted
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Fortune-Telling with Playing Cards
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3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 170,
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2 people voted
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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
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4.37 avg rating — 647 ratings
score: 169,
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2 people voted
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Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti
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Amy Wilentz (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 449 ratings
score: 166,
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2 people voted
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Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals
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4.41 avg rating — 1,266 ratings
score: 164,
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Jookin': The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture
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3.94 avg rating — 50 ratings
score: 164,
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Secrets of a Sissy Boy: A Gay Grimoire of Modern Magic for Men Who Love Men and the Hags Who Worship Them
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Carolina Dean (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Old Style Conjure: Hoodoo, Rootwork, & Folk Magic
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4.18 avg rating — 291 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo
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4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Hoodoo, Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Rootwork, Volumes 1-5
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4.17 avg rating — 41 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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The Voodoo Doll Spellbook: A Compendium of Ancient and Contemporary Spells & Rituals
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 102 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Jump Up: Seasonal Celebrations from the World's Deep Traditions
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4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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The Voodoo Doll Spellbook: A Compendium of Ancient and Contemporary Spells and Rituals
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 102 ratings
score: 97,
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1 person voted
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The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 296 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line
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3.76 avg rating — 224 ratings
score: 96,
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Coventry Magic with Candles, Oils, and Herbs
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4.41 avg rating — 68 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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A Guide to Serving the Seven African Powers: For the Individual Voodoo Practitioner
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 26 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales
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3.86 avg rating — 847 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The Gypsy Wisdom Spellbook
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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Waters of Return: The Aeonic Flow of Voudoo
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4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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Festival & Ritual Drumming
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it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 92,
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Exu, Divine Trickster and Master Magician
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot/Book and Card Set (Destiny Books S)
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4.29 avg rating — 148 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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Workin' in da Boneyard
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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A Priest's Head, A Drummer's Hands: New Orleans Voodoo: Order of Service
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4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
score: 90,
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1 person voted
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Gypsy Wisdom, Spells, Charms and Folklore
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
score: 90,
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Staubs And Ditchwater: A Friendly And Useful Introduction To Hillfolk's Hoodoo
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H. Byron Ballard (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 184 ratings
score: 89,
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1 person voted
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Denise M. Alvarado's Anthology of Conjure
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
score: 89,
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Angels in the Mirror: Voodoo Music of Haiti
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4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
score: 89,
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1 person voted
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Day of the Dead Handbook
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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Ginseng, the Divine Root: The Curious History of the Plant That Captivated the World
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David A. Taylor (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 58 ratings
score: 88,
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1 person voted
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The Conjurer's Guide to St. Expedite
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
score: 87,
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1 person voted
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Workin' in da Boneyard
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4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
score: 86,
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1 person voted
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Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
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4.04 avg rating — 1,283 ratings
score: 85,
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1 person voted
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Nan Domi: An Initiate's Journey into Haitian Voudou
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4.24 avg rating — 58 ratings
score: 85,
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1 person voted
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Conjure Digest
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Denise Alvarado (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
score: 84,
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1 person voted
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Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou
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Donald J. Cosentino (editor)
4.55 avg rating — 53 ratings
score: 84,
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1 person voted
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The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews
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4.32 avg rating — 4,964 ratings
score: 83,
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1 person voted
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Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
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4.29 avg rating — 8,024 ratings
score: 82,
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list created December 8th, 2017
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