The Serpent and the Rainbow
A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis, and Magic
by Wade Davis
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Spirituality, and Science.
A scientific investigation and personal adventure story about zombis and the voudoun culture of Haiti by a Harvard scientist.In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis—people who had reappeared in Haitian society years after they had been officially declared dead and had been buried. Drawn...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Spirituality, and Science.
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“Proposes this pretty outrageous idea that there really was zombification in Haiti.”
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