#  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.

## Publications

- [Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn](http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520268104)



 

 

 





 

 

- ## affiliation
    
     [Past WSRP Research Associates](/affiliation/past-wsrp-research-associates) [WSRP Research Associate](/affiliation/wsrp-research-associate)
- ## alpha grouping
    
     [A-E](/alpha-grouping/e)
- ## academic year
    
     [1983-84](/year-grouping/1983-84)