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Loading... The Serpent and the Rainbow (1985)by Wade Davis
None. Fascinating account of Davis' journey to Haiti in search of the science behind the mystery and rumours surrounding zombification. Davis is an ethnobotanist with impeccable credentials, and he throws himself headlong into his research. I learned a lot about the history of Haiti. I learned about Voodoo, too, and the interesting rituals and beliefs surrounding this religion. Parts of the book were muddy and circuitous, but so too was the nature of Davis' search. (  ) satyridae | Apr 5, 2013 |  Freakin' voodoo, man. AlCracka | Apr 2, 2013 | An interesting look at zombies, what they are, and how they came to be (specifically within Haitian voodoo culture, as opposed to contemporary pop culture). If the zombie apocalypse ever comes (which it won’t), you won’t have to worry about shooting them with SPAS shotguns so they don’t eat your brains. Rather, you could just get them to help you harvest your crops. Also, I wonder who at S&S decided to spell “zombies” without the “e”. Or was that alternate spelling preferred in the 90s? http://lebookshelf.tumblr.com/post/4779910616/2-the-serpent-and-the-rainbow-a-ha... (  ) the_bookshelf | Jun 13, 2011 | Although there are interesting aspects to this book I did not like it. It does not give an accurate perspective on Haiti. (  ) thesmellofbooks | May 1, 2009 | Zombies are all the rage these days. Heck, there are even warnings about them on the trafic signs. If you need a fix of zombie but a re getting a bit tired of the cliches, here are two classics that look at zombies in the context of West Indian legend. Wade Davis got interested in zombies via the case of Clairvius Narcisse, a Haitian man pronounced dead, buried, yet who rose again as a true survivor of zombiesm. Davis’s explorations found startling evidence about how poisons could manipulate the appearance of life and death to create the “living dead” as part of an elaborate means of social control. http://fireandsword.blogspot.com/2009/03/zombies-some-practical-guides.html  DaveHardy | Mar 9, 2009 | no reviews | add a review
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