Black magic : religion and the African American conjuring tradition /

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Author / Creator:	Chireau, Yvonne Patricia, 1961-
Imprint:	Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2003.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	African Americans -- Religion. African Americans -- Religion. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11128924

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ISBN:	9780520940277 052094027X 9781417508273 1417508272 9780520209879 0520209877
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Chireau, Yvonne Patricia, 1961- Black magic. Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2003 9780520209879 0520209877

Table of 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.

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