Voodoo & Hoodoo Book

Mr. Haskins does a great job of summarizing, in brief, the basic history of Vodou and its journey from West African tribal society to the New World through the transportation of slaves. He also gives some contemporary accounts of voodoo and hoodoo as practiced in the USA and how it compares (more likely contrasts) with its West African roots. It is incomplete in that he does not go into any great detail concerning the religious aspects of Vodou still practiced in the USA and concerns the bulk of the book with modern Hoodoo practices and conjures. Yet it is an informative and enjoyable read overall and I recommend it as long as the reader combines the information contained herein with more gleaned from other sources in order to better round out their understanding of this complex and vibrant tradition.