Mojo workin': the old African American Hoodoo system

Prescript -- Traditional religion in West Africa and in the new world: a thematic overview -- Disruptive intersection: slavery and the African background in the making of Hoodoo -- The search for High John the Conquer -- Crisis at the crossroads: sustaining and transforming Hoodoo's old black t...

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Contributors: Hazzard-Donald, Katrina 1948- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Urbana, IL University of Illinois Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:Review: Mojo Workin’: The Old African American Hoodoo System (2015) (Chireau, Yvonne)
Further subjects:B United States
B Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric (United States)
B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology of Religion
B African Americans
B Blacks
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Magick Studies
B African Americans ; Religion
B African Americans Folklore United States
B Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric United States
B Hoodoo (Cult)
B Vodou United States
B Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric
B Folklore
B Electronic books Folklore
B Voodooism
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Witchcraft & Wicca
B African Americans ethnology
B Magic
B African Americans Folklore
B Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
B African Americans Religion
B Vodou (United States)
B Popular belief
B History, 19th Century
B African American magic
B United States ethnology
B Vodou
B Medicine, African Traditional history
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Summary:Prescript -- Traditional religion in West Africa and in the new world: a thematic overview -- Disruptive intersection: slavery and the African background in the making of Hoodoo -- The search for High John the Conquer -- Crisis at the crossroads: sustaining and transforming Hoodoo's old black tradition from Emancipation to World War II -- The demise of Dr. Buzzard: black belt Hoodoo between the two World Wars -- Healin' da sick, raisin' da daid: Hoodoo as health care, root doctors, midwives, treaters -- Black belt Hoodoo in the post-World War II cultural environment -- Postscript
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:0252094468