Chireau, Yvonne Patricia,  1961- <br/><br/>
Black magic  religion and the African American conjuring tradition /  [electronic resource] : 
Yvonne P. Chireau. 
 - Berkeley,  Calif. :  University of California Press,  c2003. 
 - ix, 222 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans--Religion.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR563.N4  / C5 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>291.3/2/08996073