Black magic: religion and the African American conjuring tradition
This work 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 20th century. The author rewrites the dichotomy between magic and religion
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Berkeley, Calif
University of California Press
c2003
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| In: | Year: 2003 |
| Further subjects: | B
Electronic book
B Electronic books B African Americans Religion B African Americans ; Religion B RELIGION ; Reference |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Black magic: |
| Summary: | This work 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 20th century. The author rewrites the dichotomy between magic and religion |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | Online Ressource (ix, 222 p.), ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-94027-7 0-520-94027-X 978-1-4175-0827-3 1-4175-0827-2 |
