An edition of The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic (1985)

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An edition of The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic (1985)

The serpent and the rainbow

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  • ★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)
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A Harvard scientist's astonishing journey into the secret societies of Haitian voodoo, zombis, and magic.

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Publisher
Collins
Language
English
Pages
297

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Subjects

Social life and customs Description and travel Zombiism Bizango (Cult) Religious life and customs Pharmacopoeias Tetrodotoxin Physiological effect Datura stramonium Voodooism Travel Manners and customs Religion and Medicine Pharmacology Culture Bizango (Culte) Zombis Vie religieuse Moeurs et coutumes Descriptions et voyages Histoire Tétrodotoxine Effets physiologiques Pharmacopées Droge Wodu Voodoo Zombi Datura Haiti, social life and customs History

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Serpent and the Rainbow
Serpent and the Rainbow
2010, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
in English
Cover of: The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic
August 5, 1997, Simon & Schuster
Paperback in English
Cover of: Serpent and the Rainbow
Serpent and the Rainbow
October 1994, Time Warner International
in English
Cover of: Serpent and the Rainbow
Serpent and the Rainbow
June 20, 1988, Random House Value Publishing
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The Serpent and the rainbow.
The Serpent and the rainbow.
1987, Fontana / Collins
in English
Cover of: The serpent and the rainbow
The serpent and the rainbow
1987, Warner Books
in English
Cover of: The serpent and the rainbow
The serpent and the rainbow
1986, Collins
in English
Cover of: The serpent and the rainbow
The serpent and the rainbow
1986, Stoddart
in English
Cover of: The serpent and the rainbow
The serpent and the rainbow
1985, Simon and Schuster
in English
Cover of: The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Society of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis and Magic by Wade Davis
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 274-284.
Includes index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Library of Congress
BL2530.H3 D38x 1986, BL2490

The Physical Object

Pagination
297 p. ;
Number of pages
297

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL2350185M
ISBN 10
0002176017
LCCN
86673833
OCLC/WorldCat
15018435
LibraryThing
57112
Goodreads
2150206

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1939253W

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First Sentence

"MY FIRST MEETING with the man who would send me on my quest for the Haitian poison occurred on a damp miserable winter's day in late February 1974."

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