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Topic | Geek+: Streaming Nerdy Nostalgia in 480i |
I_Abibde 02/19/20 1:32:47 PM #385: | *back from Episode 4 of Picard* Hmm. Do I have anything to contribute to this? ... Nothing I can cover that has not already been covered, perhaps, except that I can add that most of what is depicted in The Serpent and the Rainbow comes from a sensationalist travel book called The Magic Island by William Seabrook, back from the time period when the U.S. more or less ruled Haiti as a colony. Seabrook based his account on his experiences in Haiti, but he also made stuff up wholesale that has no basis in reality. Still a very engaging read if you want to learn the basics of vaudou and the zombi myth, but it is only a starting point. Source: This is something I actually studied back in the day. One of my professors was from Haiti. --- -- I Abibde / Samuraiter Laughing at Game FAQs since 2002. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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