Black magic : religion and the African American conjuring tradition / Yvonne P. Chireau.
2003
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Title
Black magic : religion and the African American conjuring tradition / Yvonne P. Chireau.
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Imprint
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [2003]
Copyright
©2003
Description
ix, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
"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.
"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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
ISBN
0520209877 alkaline paper
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