Black magic [electronic resource] : religion and the African American conjuring tradition / Yvonne P. Chireau.

"Our religion and superstition was all mixed up" : conjure, Christianity and African American supernatural traditions
"Africa was a land a' magic power since de beginnin' a history" : old world sources of conjuring traditions
"Folks can do yuh lots of harm" : African American supernatural harming traditions
"Medical doctors can't do you no good" : conjure and African American traditions of healing
"We all believed in hoodoo" : conjure and Black American cultural traditions.