Umfang:
Online-Ressource (ix, 222 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520209877
Inhalt:
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 to well into the twentieth century. Illuminating a world that is dimly understood by both scholars and the general public, Yvonne P
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. "Our Religion and Superstition Was All Mixed Up": Conjure, Christianity, and African American Supernatural Traditions; 2. "Africa Was a Land a' Magic Power Since de Beginnin' a History": Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions; 3. "Folks Can Do Yuh Lots of Harm": African American Supernatural Harming Traditions; 4. "Medical Doctors Can't Do You No Good": Conjure and African American Traditions of Healing; 5. "We All Believed in Hoodoo": Conjure and Black American Cultural Traditions; Conclusion; Notes; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520209879
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Black Magic : Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition
Sprache:
Englisch
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