NEW ORLEANS VOODOO HANDBOOK

New Orleans Voodoo Handbook is a 320-page paperback by Kenaz Filan, an author who has written extensively on Haitian Vodou and its related traditions in the American South. This book focuses specifically on New Orleans Voodoo, the distinct tradition shaped by the meeting of West African, Haitian, French Catholic, and Indigenous influences in Louisiana.

Filan traces the history of New Orleans Voodoo from its roots in the transatlantic slave trade and Haitian immigration through its evolution alongside figures like Marie Laveau, exploring how the tradition developed its own altars, saints, and spirit workings distinct from Haitian Vodou.

Readers can use this book as a practical introduction to New Orleans Voodoo practice, including guidance on building an altar, working with spirits and ancestors, and understanding the ceremonial structure of the tradition. Filan is careful to distinguish practical, respectful engagement from sensationalized depictions of Voodoo in popular culture.

This book is special for grounding a widely misunderstood tradition in its real history and living practice, offering readers a respectful, practical entry point into New Orleans Voodoo as it is actually lived by its practitioners.

SPIRITUAL BENEFITS
ANCESTRAL SPIRIT WORK. ALTAR BUILDING. LOUISIANA VOODOO TRADITION.