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The Spiritual Churches of New Orleans

Origins, Beliefs, and Rituals of an African-American Religion

by Claude F. Jacobs and Andrew J. Kaslow

The standard study of the New Orleans Spiritual churches, based on extensive fieldwork. It traces their origins with Mother Leafy Anderson, their saints and Black Hawk, and their rituals of prophecy and healing.

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