Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-274) and index.
1. The claims for New Orleans exceptionalism -- 2. "Indiscourageable progress" : the decline of the New Orleans streetcar and the rise Of A streetcar named Desire -- 3. Sex and the historic city : a walking tour on the wild side -- 4. Malaise and miasms : Dr. Percy's Moviegoer and public health in New Orleans Environs -- 5. The spectacle between piety and desire : New Orleans's Black Panthers and Ishmael Reed's neo-hoodooism -- 6. The vampires' middle passage : the world of Anne Rice and the promise of New Orleans's coast -- 7. Mapping the spirit region : Sister Helen, the Dead Men, and the folk of New Orleans environs.
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