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Black magic [electronic resource] : religion and the African American conjuring tradition / Yvonne P. Chireau.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2003.Description: ix, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 291.3/2/08996073 21
LOC classification:
  • BR563.N4 C5 2003eb
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Contents:
"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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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.