Black magic : religion and the African American conjuring tradition - Chireau, Yvonne Patricia, 1961- (Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2003)
"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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: African Americans -- Religion