Mary Ann Clark
Mary Ann Clark is both a published scholar and an explorer of speculative fiction. As a recognized authority on the Afro-Caribbean religions, primarily Santeria/Lukumi, she has published three academic books: Then We Will Sing a New Song: African Influences on America's Religious Landscape (Roman & Littlefield, 2012), Santeria: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion (Praeger Publishers, 2007) and Where Men are Wives and Mothers Rule: Santeria Ritual Practices...See more
Mary Ann Clark is both a published scholar and an explorer of speculative fiction. As a recognized authority on the Afro-Caribbean religions, primarily Santeria/Lukumi, she has published three academic books: Then We Will Sing a New Song: African Influences on America's Religious Landscape (Roman & Littlefield, 2012), Santeria: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion (Praeger Publishers, 2007) and Where Men are Wives and Mothers Rule: Santeria Ritual Practices and Their Gender Implications (University Press of Florida, 2005). Mary Ann's newest passion is speculative fiction including her debut novella The Baron's Box: Stories from the Bardo. In this account of one woman's journey through a surprising afterlife, Sara discovers the Empyrean isn't heaven and the Nether Realm isn't hell, and the Bardo is not what she expected. Her only hope is working together with Sam, her companion, to deliver The Baron Samedi's box to his sister, Kore, the Queen of the Dead. Before Sam and Sara can receive the gift hidden in The Baron's box, they must discover who they were, why they were thrown together on this journey, and, most importantly, what they mean to each other. Growing up on the high plains of Colorado, Mary Ann received her undergraduate degree from Creighton University. She earned an MBA from the University of Houston, and started her own technical writing company. There she managed the writing of computer documentation and other types of procedure manuals. After almost 20 years as a technical writer, she went back to school and earned a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Rice University, in Houston, Texas. Currently, she is a faculty member at Yavapai College in Prescott where she teaches Comparative Religion. See less
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