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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]
University of Californiarnia Press
2003
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| Dans: | Année: 2003 |
| Collection/Revue: | The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
USA
/ Noirs
/ Religion
/ Tradition
B USA / Noirs / Magie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
African Americans
Religion
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| Accès en ligne: |
Autorenbiografie (Verlag) Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) Verlagsangaben (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | "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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0520209877 |