Description |
x, 234 p. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Hoodoo (Cult)
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Vodou -- United States.
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African American magic.
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Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric -- United States.
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African Americans -- Religion.
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African Americans -- Folklore.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780252037290 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780252078767 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780252094460 (electronic bk.) |
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