Karen McCarthy Brown
WSRP Research Associate 1983–84
Home institution
Drew University
Deceased
Research project
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
An ethnobiography and family history of Alourdes Champagne (Mama Lola), a Vodou priestess living and working in Brooklyn as the spiritual head of a large and diverse community of Haitian immigrants. A case study of a woman religious leader and of the role of religion in situations of conflict, oppression, and rapid social change.