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_bC5 2003
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100 1 _aChireau, Yvonne Patricia,
_d1961-
245 1 0 _aBlack magic :
_breligion and the African American conjuring tradition /
_cYvonne P. Chireau.
260 _aBerkeley, Calif. :
_bUniversity of California Press,
_cc2003.
300 _aix, 222 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a"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.
650 0 _aAfrican Americans
_xReligion.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal051/2002151315.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ucal041/2002151315.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal042/2002151315.html
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