Black magic: religion and the African American conjuring tradition
Yvonne P. Chireau
Black magic: religion and the African American conjuring tradition
Author
Yvonne P. ChireauPublisher
University of California PressEdition 1
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شناسنامه
Title and Author
Black magic: religion and the African American conjuring tradition / Yvonne P. ChireauPublication Details
برکلی : University of California Press، 2003مPhysical Description
ix, 222 p.: ill.; 24 cm.Subject
African Americans ReligionLanguage
انگلیسیNotes
Includes bibliographical references and index.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