Black MagicReligion and the African American Conjuring Tradition

Religion and the African American conjuring tradition

Bibliographic Data

ID20002770
AuthorsYvonne Chireau (New York University Press, corresponding author), Yvonne Patricia Chireau
Year2003
Pages222
Publication date2003-10-02
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueBlack magic (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity of California Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1525/california/9780520209879.001.0001
OpenAlexW2141361888
Open LibraryOL17615317M
ISBN9780520209879
LanguageEN
Citations received76

This book 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, the author describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking, in a detailed history which presents the voices and experiences of African Americans and shows how magic has informed their culture. Focusing on the relationship between Conjure and Christianity, she shows how these seemingly contradictory traditions have worked together in a complex and complementary fashion to provide spiritual empowerment for African Americans, both slave and free, living in white America. As she explores the role of Conjure for African Americans and looks at the transformations of Conjure over time, the author also rewrites the dichotomy between magic and religion. With its analysis of an often misunderstood tradition, the book helps to explain the myriad dimensions of human spirituality

African american · Ancient history · Christianity · Epistemology · Ethnology · MAGIC (telescope) · Meaning (existential) · Middle Passage · Sociology · Spirituality · White (mutation) · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · African americans · Magie · Negers · Religion · Schwarze · Tradition · Volksgeneeskunde

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