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Black magic : religion and the African American conjuring tradition
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Black magic : religion and the African American conjuring tradition

Author: Yvonne Patricia Chireau
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Black Magic looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period into the twentieth century. Illuminating a world that is dimly understood by both scholars and the general public, Yvonne P. Chireau describes Conjure and related practices, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking, in a  Read more...
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Yvonne Patricia Chireau
ISBN: 0520209877 9780520209879
OCLC Number: 50844004
Description: ix, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: "Our religion and superstition was all mixed up" : conjure, Christianity and African American supernatural traditions --
"Africa was a land a' magic power since de beginnin' a history" : old world sources of conjuring traditions --
"Folks can do yuh lots of harm" : African American supernatural harming traditions --
"Medical doctors can't do you no good" : conjure and African American traditions of healing --
"We all believed in hoodoo" : conjure and Black American cultural traditions.
Responsibility: Yvonne P. Chireau.
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Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well  Read more...

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