The Serpent and the Rainbow

s/t: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Society of Haitian Voodoo, Zombis & MagicA Note on Orthography1 The poisonThe jaguar "The frontier of death" The Calabar hypothesis White darkness & the living deadA lesson in history Everything is poison, nothing is poison2 Interlude at HarvardColumns on a blackboard Voodoo death 3 The secret societiesIn summer the pilgrims walkThe serpent & the rainbow Tell my horse Dancing in the lion's jaw Sweet as honey, bitter as bileEpilogueGlossaryAnnotated BibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex