Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-225) and index.
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 belt 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.
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