Mojo workin' the old African American Hoodoo system / Katrina Hazzard-Donald.

Author/creator Hazzard-Donald, Katrina, 1948-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana, IL : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionx, 234 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Hoodoo (Cult)
Vodou--United States.
African American magic.
Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--United States.
African Americans--Religion.
African Americans--Folklore.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-225) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012020649
ISBN9780252037290 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780252078767 (pbk. : alk. paper)