The serpent and the rainbow

Author(s)

• Davis, Wade

Bibliographic Information

The serpent and the rainbow

Wade Davis

Warner Books, 1987

Note

Bibliography: p. 339-355

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Harvard scientist Wade Davis tells of his astonishing journey into the secret society of Haitian voodoo, zombis and magic. 8-page photo insert.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA27355656
• ISBN:
  • 0446343870
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 371 p., [8] p. pf plates
• Size: 18 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL2530.H3
  • DC19 : 299/.65
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Zombiism -- Haiti
  • LCSH : Bizango (Cult)
  • LCSH : Tetrodotoxin -- Physiological effect
  • LCSH : Datura stramonium
  • LCSH : Davis, Wade
  • LCSH : Haiti -- Description and travel
  • LCSH : Haiti -- Religious life and customs
  • LCSH : Haiti -- Social life and customs
  • LCSH : Pharmacopoeias -- Haiti