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Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn by Karen McCarthy Brown is an ethnography and biography of Marie Therese Alourdes Macena Champagne Lovinski, known as Mama Lola, a renowned Vodou priestess in the United States. The book explores her life, including her childhood in Haiti, her roles as a medical doctor, psychotherapist, social worker, and priestess, and her rise to prominence through adherence to her cultural roots, while also addressing themes like traditional Haitian religion, race, and class struggle.