Black magic : religion and the African American conjuring tradition / Yvonne P. Chireau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chireau, Yvonne Patricia, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Black Magic 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 twentieth century. Illuminating a world that is dimly understood by both scholars and the general public, Yvonne P.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-520-94027-X

1-59734-501-6

OCLC:

475929429