Strange Altars

Marcus Bach, a researcher in primitive and exotic religions, and his photographer wife, Lorena, arrive in Haiti. Their purpose - to penetrate a religion which has been forbidden to outsiders. The ancient rites of Voodoo.Strangely, a white man is their guide. Stanley Reser, an enigmatic American doctor, is rumored to be a Voodoo priest; on his arm flicker a tattooed red dragon. The three watch the mambos chant their prayers to the snake god Damballa; dance their homage to the pulsation of jungle drums; draw their sacred symbols on the beaten earth. The faithful walk through flames, possessed by the spirits of the Ioas, the immortal Voodoo saints. Here where the supernatural prevails.Bach discovers a dynamic Christianity, the deep-felt religion of those who worship at Strange Altars.-print ed.