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Author Chireau, Yvonne Patricia, 1961-

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

Imprint Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2003.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description ix, 222 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject African Americans -- Religion.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0520209877 (alk. paper)

 
    
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