missmadamemoon 's review for:

The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis

4.0

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I am classifying this book under mythology because I read it for my African Traditions course in my mythology program. The book is a great eye-opener to the real experience of Haiti, Voodoo, and zombification. While this might bring images of brain-sucking fiends to mind, none of that is present here. Davis, an ethnobiologist, went into Haiti to conduct a legitimate study for Harvard. He discovered how this supposed raising of the dead occurs, but more so he learned a lot about Haitian traditions. This is a non-fiction, first-person account of a very interesting journey!