Hoodoo, Rootwork, Conjure, Obeah (12)

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http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/das/index.htm
Drums and Shadows by Mary Granger and the Georgia Writer's Project Open in a new browser window
   Oral folklore from coastal Georgia, collected from African Americans during the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration; much of the material concerns hoodoo practices.
   http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/das/index.htm
http://altreligion.about.com/library/weekly/aa091603a.htm
Hoodoo - An American magical tradition Open in a new browser window
   An interview with the author of "Sticks, Stones, Roots, and Bones" about hoodoo and its current popularity.
   http://altreligion.about.com/library/weekly/aa091603a.htm
http://www.luckymojo.com/hoodoo.html
Hoodoo in Theory and Practice Open in a new browser window
   An online book by Catherine Yronwode. Included are descriptions of how to burn candles and incense, sprinkle powders, make mojo bags, prepare spiritual baths and floor washes, perform spells and take off jinxes.
   http://www.luckymojo.com/hoodoo.html
http://www.mamiwata.com/hoodoo.html
Hoodoo: An Afro-Diaspora Tradition Open in a new browser window
   A New World name of an Ancient African Magical Tradition.
   http://www.mamiwata.com/hoodoo.html
http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/riedy/texts.html
Index of 19th Century Southern Texts Open in a new browser window
   An archive of texts by Charles W. Chestnutt, Joel Chandler Harris, and Mary Alice Owen that mention African-American hoodoo beliefs that derive from African religious sources. Also included at the site are extracts from Mark Twain's works that mention Eur
   http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/riedy/texts.html
http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/riedy/luckb.html
Luck-Balls; Hoodoo History Open in a new browser window
   A 19th century account of the making of hoodoo luck balls by Mary Alicia Owen.
   http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/riedy/luckb.html
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/ppj/
Psychic Phenomena of Jamaica by Joseph J. Williams (1934) Open in a new browser window
   An account of spiritual practices and Obeah from the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest who first visited Jamaica in 1906.
   http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/ppj/
http://www.mamiwata.com/hoodoo4.html
Rethinking the Nature and Tasks of African-American Theology Open in a new browser window
   Anthony B. Pinn of Macalester College provides scholarly examples of how hoodoo and other African-based religious practices form a "second stream" within African-American Christianity, forcing a recognition of theological complexity beyond the m
   http://www.mamiwata.com/hoodoo4.html
http://www.rootwork.com
Rootwork: a cyberhoodoo website Open in a new browser window
   Arthur Flowers' poetic exploration of contemporary hoodoo.
   http://www.rootwork.com
http://southern-spirits.com
Southern Spirits Archive of African American Spirituality Open in a new browser window
   Annotated collection of 19th and 20th century primary documents describing hoodoo, conjure, and spirituality in African American society.
   http://southern-spirits.com
http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/riedy/chesnutt.html
Superstitions & Folklore of the South by Charles W. Chesnutt Open in a new browser window
   This 1901 account of hoodoo in North Carolina is among the earliest that was written by an African American author rather than a white folklorist.
   http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/riedy/chesnutt.html

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