Status
Available
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Collections
Publication
University of California Press (2006), Edition: First, 234 pages
Description
Black Magic 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 twentieth century. Illuminating a world that is dimly understood by both scholars and the general public, Yvonne P.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
232 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
0520249887 / 9780520249882
Local notes
MJW, doctoral dissertation turned into a book
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