August Books 24) Tell My Horse, by Zora Neale Hurston

[nwhyte]

Strongly recommended to me by lizw, and very much worth reading. Hurston combines the research instincts of the anthropologist with the communication skills of a born story-teller, and looks in detail at local cult practices, especially regarding the undead, in Jamaica and especially in Haiti. It was especially interesting to reread this the week that

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[sashajwolf]

Glad you found it worth reading! I think you have a good point there about religious coherence, too. Professional theologians have to care about that; ordinary worshippers are usually less bothered by it.