Voodoo Priests, Noble Savages, and Ozark Gypsies: The Life of a Folklorist, Mary Alicia Owen
Entry/Object ID
L2013.1.1
Description
Voodoo Priests, Noble Savages, and Ozark Gypsies: The Life of a Folklorist, Mary Alicia Owen. The newest book on the life of St. Joseph native, Alicia Owen. Born in St. Joseph in 1850 to the daughter of the Cargill milling family and James Owen, an attorney and real estate man, she, as well as her famous sisters, never married. Instead she pursued a career in the folklore, especially of Native American tribes in the general vicinity of St. Joseph. She also wrote down stories she heard from slaves who recalled the voodoo and other myths of their peoples. Internationally known and much published, Greg Olson attempts a fresh look at Ms. Owen. He lists at the back all the known publications by Mary Alicia Owen, and includes an extension bibliography of books and articles about Ms. Owen.
Other books in the museum's collection about M. Alicia Owen are:
Daring to be Different
The Incredible Owen Sisters by Jean F. Erbele
Books in the museum's collection by Mary Alicia Owen:
Old Rabbit, the Voodoo
Sacred Council Hills, a Folklore Drama
Books in the museum's collection by Luella Owen:
Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills
171/Hardbound/Jacketed/Illustrations/Photographs.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Myths
Search Terms
Owen Sisters, St. Joseph History, St. Joseph Authors, Owen, Mary Alicia, Native American, Folklore
Ethnography
Notes
The word, Gypsy, is referenced in this entry. Gypsy is considered a slur word according to the Romani people.
