Part II on Haitian history is far too editorial for my taste. She was born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, and grew up in Eatonville, Florida. I read it in high school and now reading it again. Be the first to ask a question about Tell My Horse. / Don’t want to live with this fear anymore / I won’t play the underdog / Not just another place to choke / I’ll take my bath Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The enemies of Voodoo have exploited rumors associating the Secte Rouge, a Petro sect, with human vi Tell My Horse is an invaluable resource and fascinating guide. Nevertheless I found that, for the most part, she wrote of Voodoo (Vodou) respectfully and with the purpose of dispelling Western myths that paint the religion as something other than that- a religion. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The main characters of this non fiction, history story are , . 1+. The obstacles (?) Zora Neale Hurston really dived in deep and came out with results. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2014. In the 1940s, Hurston's work was published in such periodicals as The American Mercury and The Saturday Evening Post. This isn't her best book, but it's one that caught my interest. The two cultures are so rich in their practices that it to me is unjust to gloss over it, with two paragraphs of explanation. There is a lot of pantheons mentioned without detailed explanation of the archetype they represent. Nickering. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Jamaica has its “bush.” In 1973, Alice Walker had a headstone placed at her gravesite with this epitaph: “Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South.”. In 1936 Zora Neale Hurston was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship to study Afro-Caribbean religion, apparently on the basis of folkloric research she had done in the American South a decade before and written up as "Mules and Men" (1935) and "Hoodoo in America" (1931 in the "Journal of American Folklore"). I was delighted by it, by the sheer novelty of reading an academic book by. I've finished this with mixed reactions. Tell My Horse is Zora Neale Hurston's observation of voodoo/obeah in Haiti and Jamaica respectively. There are moments when the style is quite impressive; there are moments when the style just is. As the subtitle helpfully explains, Tell My Horse, written in the 1930s, is about voodoo and life in Haiti and Jamaica. Written with a keen eye and a sense of the tragedies of slavery. They Show You Respect. Newspapers and magazines praised the book but had questions about its curious mix of … Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2017. Zora Neale Hurston is an eloquent writer but I am not a fan of this one. Hurston is black woman who had to make her own way in the world when she was fourteen. Please try again. We’d love your help. (4.09) 10. I found myself skimming during the political sections more than I would have liked. An invaluable resource and remarkable guide to Voodoo practices, rituals, and beliefs, it is a travelogue into a dark, mystical world that offers a vividly authentic picture of ceremonies, customs, and superstitions. Galvayne's Groove forms as a result of a slight fold or indentation in the tooth enamel. Something went wrong. I originally found mention of this book while I was reading through, My feeling while reading this book was that it was fine, in the most middle-of-the-road sense possible. The good news is that the largest portion of the book is the section on voodoo. And process they may call you doctor or they may call you chief out sensuous... 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