Black magic [electronic resource] : religion and the African American conjuring tradition / Yvonne P. Chireau.
By: Chireau, Yvonne Patricia
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Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2003Description: ix, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): African Americans -- ReligionGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 291.3/2/08996073 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 291.24 YAH Islam and karma / | 291.24 YAH Islam and karma / | 291.24 YAH Islam and karma / | 291.3/2/08996073 Black magic | 291.3/4 Theology and the first theory of sacrifice | 291.3/5/09788 Sites of insight | 291.3/7 The visual culture of American religions |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.