2. “Africa Was a Land a’ Magic Power Since de Beginnin’ a History” Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions

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Chireau, Yvonne P. "2. “Africa Was a Land a’ Magic Power Since de Beginnin’ a History” Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions". Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition, edited by Yvonne P. Chireau, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003, pp. 35-58. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520940277-004

Chireau, Y. (2003). 2. “Africa Was a Land a’ Magic Power Since de Beginnin’ a History” Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions. In Y. Chireau (Ed.), Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition (pp. 35-58). Berkeley: University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520940277-004

Chireau, Y. 2003. 2. “Africa Was a Land a’ Magic Power Since de Beginnin’ a History” Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions. In: Chireau, Y. ed. Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition. Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 35-58. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520940277-004

Chireau, Yvonne P. "2. “Africa Was a Land a’ Magic Power Since de Beginnin’ a History” Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions" In Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition edited by Yvonne P. Chireau, 35-58. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520940277-004

Chireau Y. 2. “Africa Was a Land a’ Magic Power Since de Beginnin’ a History” Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions. In: Chireau Y (ed.) Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition. Berkeley: University of California Press; 2003. p.35-58. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520940277-004

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Frontmatter I
Contents IX
Acknowledgments XI
Introduction 1
1. “Our Religion and Superstition Was All Mixed Up” Conjure, Christianity, and African American Supernatural Traditions 11
2. “Africa Was a Land a’ Magic Power Since de Beginnin’ a History” Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions 35
3. “Folks Can Do Yuh Lots of Harm” African American Supernatural Harming Traditions 59
4. “Medical Doctors Can’t Do You No Good” Conjure and African American Traditions of Healing 91
5. “We All Believed in Hoodoo” Conjure and Black American Cultural Traditions 121
Conclusion 151
Notes 157
Index 209

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Frontmatter I
Contents IX
Acknowledgments XI
Introduction 1
1. “Our Religion and Superstition Was All Mixed Up” Conjure, Christianity, and African American Supernatural Traditions 11
2. “Africa Was a Land a’ Magic Power Since de Beginnin’ a History” Old World Sources of Conjuring Traditions 35
3. “Folks Can Do Yuh Lots of Harm” African American Supernatural Harming Traditions 59
4. “Medical Doctors Can’t Do You No Good” Conjure and African American Traditions of Healing 91
5. “We All Believed in Hoodoo” Conjure and Black American Cultural Traditions 121
Conclusion 151
Notes 157
Index 209

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