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02101aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 CFECA27E471C11EA8C4E586797128E48 003 SILO 005 20200204010450 008 190526t20192019scua b 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2019945092 020 $a 1467139890 020 $a 9781467139892 035 $a (OCoLC)1102474360 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d OCLCQ $d SFR $d YDXIT $d OCLCF $d DLC $d SILO 043 $a n-usu-- 050 4 $a BL2490 K35 2019 100 1 $a Kail, Tony M. $e author. 245 10 $a Stories of rootworkers & hoodoo in the mid-South / $c Tony Kail. 246 3 $a Stories of rootworkers and hoodoo in the mid-South 264 1 $a Charleston, SC : $b The History Press, $c 2019. 300 $a 156 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "Men and women who carried the mantle of African healing and spirituality in the Mid-South were frequently accused and attacked for their misunderstood culture. The same healers and spiritual workers feared by outsiders were embraced and revered by families who survived because of their presence. From Tennessee to Mississippi, ancient formulas and potions were integral parts of the African American community. Follow author Tony Kail as he takes us down the back roads of rural counties, where healers formulated miracles in mojo bags, and into the cities, where conjurers spoke to the spirits of the dead"-- $c Publisher's description. 505 0 $a The secret institution -- Traditional remedies and rituals -- Healers, rootworkers and doctors -- Stories of the elders -- The business of hoodoo: pharmacies, shops and markets -- As the root grows. 650 0 $a Hoodoo (Cult) $z Southern States $x History. 650 0 $a African American magic $z Southern States. 650 0 $a Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric $z Southern States. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Religion. 650 0 $a African Americans $v Folklore. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20221103011934.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CFECA27E471C11EA8C4E586797128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search