Black magic: religion and the African American conjuring tradition
"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&qu...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]
University of Californiarnia Press
2003
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| In: | Year: 2003 |
| Series/Journal: | The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Blacks
/ Religion
/ Tradition
B USA / Blacks / Magic |
| Further subjects: | B
African Americans
Religion
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| Summary: | "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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0520209877 |