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A Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo

Author : Tony Kail
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439659575
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book A Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo written by Tony Kail and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-13 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Reveals the stories and legends of conjurers and healers from the arrival of African slaves on Memphis plantations to blues musicians on Beale Street.” —Preston Lauterbach, author of Beale Street Dynasty Widely known for its musical influence, Beale Street was also once a hub for Hoodoo culture. Many blues icons, such as Big Memphis Ma Rainey and Sonny Boy Williamson, dabbled in the mysterious tradition. Its popularity in some African American communities over the past two centuries fueled racial tension—practitioners faced social stigma and blame for anything from natural disasters to violent crimes. However, necessity sometimes outweighed prejudice, and even those with the highest social status turned to Hoodoo for prosperity, love, or retribution. In this book, Tony Kail traces Memphis's colorful Hoodoo heritage from the arrival of Africans in Shelby County to the growth of conjure culture in juke joints and Spiritual Churches. Includes photographs

Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo, A: Rootworkers, Conjurers & Spirituals

Author : Tony Kail
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467137391
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo, A: Rootworkers, Conjurers & Spirituals written by Tony Kail and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely known for its musical influence, Beale Street was also once a hub for Hoodoo culture. Many blues icons, such as Big Memphis Ma Rainey and Sonny Boy Williamson, dabbled in the mysterious tradition. Its popularity in some African American communities throughout the past two centuries fueled racial tension--practitioners faced social stigma and blame for anything from natural disasters to violent crimes. However, necessity sometimes outweighed prejudice, and even those with the highest social status turned to Hoodoo for prosperity, love or retribution. Author Tony Kail traces this colorful Memphis heritage, from the arrival of Africans in Shelby County to the growth of conjure culture in juke joints and Spiritual Churches.

Under a Hoodoo Moon

Author : Dr. John
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312131975
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Under a Hoodoo Moon written by Dr. John and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-03-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This autobiography of legendary New Orleans piano man Dr. John--"the hippest, fonkiest cat to come down the musical turnpike" (Library Journal)--is one of the most original, colorful, and acclaimed music books ever. Photos.

Santa Muerte

Author : Tracey Rollin
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1633410609
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Santa Muerte written by Tracey Rollin and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Muerte is a complete ritual guide to working with this famous and beloved Mexican folk saint. Death welcomes everyone. This is the foundation for the veneration of Santa Muerte, or "Holy Death." Considered to be the female personification of death, she is associated with protection and safe passage to the afterlife. She is also the patron saint of people who live on the fringes of society and often face violence and death. In recent years her constituency has expanded to include the LGBT community and people who are marginalized or whose jobs put them at significant risk of death such as military and police personnel. Santa Muerte is hailed as their potent and powerful protector, capable of delivering them from harm and even granting miracles. Santa Muerte is a complete ritual guide to working with this famous--and infamous!--Mexican folk saint. It takes us beyond the sensational headlines to reveal the truth about why Santa Muerte is so beloved by so many. Author Tracey Rollin presents simple, straightforward methods for working with Holy Death that may be used alone or easily incorporated into your own magical practice.

Stories of Rootworkers & Hoodoo in the Mid-South

Author : Tony Kail
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467139890
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Stories of Rootworkers & Hoodoo in the Mid-South written by Tony Kail and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

New Orleans Disasters

Author : Royd Anderson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439674051
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book New Orleans Disasters written by Royd Anderson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than one thousand books on Hurricane Katrina, somehow not one work examines a collection of Crescent City calamity--until now. Here seven tragedies and their fallout are explored through gripping firsthand interviews, planting readers amid the chaos. Revisit the agony of the Luling ferry disaster, the horror of Pan Am Flight 759 slamming into a Kenner neighborhood and the Mother's Day bus crash on 610 that claimed twenty-two lives. Sift for answers in the unsolved fires of the Rault Center and the UpStairs Lounge. Investigate the Continental Grain elevator explosion and experience the terror of the Howard Johnson's sniper. Join author Royd Anderson on this harrowing journey through New Orleans tragedy.

Espiritismo

Author : Hector Salva
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1578637570
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Espiritismo written by Hector Salva and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2022 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Espiritismo is the Spanish word for spiritism or spiritualism. In the US and Canada, spiritualism's primary focus was on communication between the living and the dead, but it evolved differently in Latin America. Beginning in the early 20th century, Puerto Rican immigrants introduced Espiritismo to US spiritual landscape, profoundly effecting the way modern Western magic was practiced"--

The Sporting Life

Author : Charles Porterfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996147125
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book The Sporting Life written by Charles Porterfield and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-14 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter into the sporting life, the world of prostitutes, pimps, madams, gamblers, bootleggers, and drag queens. From the ritzy clubs, hidden speakeasies, luxurious brothels, and down-on-their-luck dives of old to the seedy massage parlours and back alleys of today, the sporting life has always intersected with the culture of African-American hoodoo, conjure, and rootwork. Now Professor Porterfield takes you into the clandestine milieu of underworld beliefs and secret practices, and shows the impact that the sporting life has on the world of magic and spirituality. With more than 150 practical spells, charms, recipes, and authentic old-style tricks, The Sporting Life pulls back the velvet curtain that has for too long concealed the life, times, and history of the demimonde. Presenting the magic of the prostitutes of the Bible, the working girls of Storyville and Memphis, the high-stakes bettors, the magnetic madams, the persuasive pimps, the cagey corner dope dealers, and members of oppressed lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and transgender communities of colour ? The Sporting Life is sure to startle your senses and thrill your heart. This exhaustively researched book blows open the hidden world of love, lust, vice, and danger that is the sporting life.

Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners

Author : LaShawn Harris
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252098420
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners written by LaShawn Harris and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the early twentieth century, a diverse group of African American women carved out unique niches for themselves within New York City's expansive informal economy. LaShawn Harris illuminates the labor patterns and economic activity of three perennials within this kaleidoscope of underground industry: sex work, numbers running for gambling enterprises, and the supernatural consulting business. Mining police and prison records, newspaper accounts, and period literature, Harris teases out answers to essential questions about these women and their working lives. She also offers a surprising revelation, arguing that the burgeoning underground economy served as a catalyst in working-class black women TMs creation of the employment opportunities, occupational identities, and survival strategies that provided them with financial stability and a sense of labor autonomy and mobility. At the same time, urban black women, all striving for economic and social prospects and pleasures, experienced the conspicuous and hidden dangers associated with newfound labor opportunities.

Black Magic

Author : Yvonne P. Chireau
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520249887
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Black Magic written by Yvonne P. Chireau and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-11-20 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Magic 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, Yvonne P. Chireau describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking, in a beautifully written, richly detailed history that presents the voices and experiences of African Americans and shows how magic has informed their culture. Focusing on the relationship between Conjure and Christianity, Chireau 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, Chireau also rewrites the dichotomy between magic and religion. With its groundbreaking analysis of an often misunderstood tradition, this book adds an important perspective to our understanding of the myriad dimensions of human spirituality.

Rootwork

Author : Tayannah Lee McQuillar
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451603703
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Rootwork written by Tayannah Lee McQuillar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book that places Rootwork in its rightful spot among other magickal traditions, Tayannah Lee McQuillar offers a fun and practical guide to improving your life with the help of African American folk magick. Rootwork begins with the basics, from explanations about the magickal powers of the four elements (air, earth, fire, and water) to instructions on creating talismans, charms, and mojo bags. Also included are spells to help you: find your soul mate spice up your sex life get a new job improve your health discover your inner muse Accessible and easy to use, Rootwork offers the insights of a time-honored tradition as a means of self-empowerment and spiritual growth.

Voodoo & Hoodoo

Author : James Haskins
Publisher : Scarborough House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780812860856
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Voodoo & Hoodoo written by James Haskins and published by Scarborough House Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the stories and secrets of hoodoo doctors, voodoo women, and conjurers who serve the adherents of voodoo and hoodoo through North America

Hoodoo Your Love

Author : Starr Casas
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1578637554
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Hoodoo Your Love written by Starr Casas and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2022 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores all facets of love magic. You will learn how to draw new love toward you, bring errant lovers back, improve and control your current situation, build a love altar, heal a broken heart, stimulate and maintain family peace and happiness, and, maybe most crucially, learn to really love yourself"--

Evil Women: Representations within Literature, Culture and Film

Author : Robyn Muir
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004499504
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Evil Women: Representations within Literature, Culture and Film written by Robyn Muir and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil women, who are they really? What are their motives, and how are they remembered and constructed within our culture? Evil Women: Representations within Literature, Culture and Film seeks to interrogate the nature and construction of evil women in the above fields. Through literature, poetry, history, ballads, film and real-life culture, scholars explore how the evil woman has been constructed and, in some cases, erased; the punishment and treatment of evil women; and the way evil women have been portrayed on and off screen through character, narrative and behind the camera development.

Up Jumped the Devil

Author : Bruce Conforth
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1641600977
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Up Jumped the Devil written by Bruce Conforth and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for his incredible talent, and this deal led to his death at age 27. But the actual story of his life remains unknown save for a few inaccurate anecdotes. Up Jumped the Devil is the result of over 50 years of research. Gayle Dean Wardlow has been interviewing people who knew Robert Johnson since the early 1960s, and he was the person who discovered Johnson's death certificate in 1967. Bruce Conforth began his study of Johnson's life and music in 1970 and made it his mission to fill in what was still unknown about him. In this definitive biography, the two authors relied on every interview, resource and document, most of it material no one has seen before. As a result, this book not only destroys every myth that ever surrounded Johnson, but also tells a human story of a real person. It is the first book about Johnson that documents his years in Memphis, details his trip to New York, uncovers where and when his wife Virginia died and the impact this had on him, fully portrays the other women Johnson was involved with, and tells exactly how and why he died and who gave him the poison that killed him. Up Jumped the Devil will astonish blues fans who thought they knew something about Johnson.

Secrets of the Psalms

Author : Godfrey Selig
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781499142754
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the Psalms written by Godfrey Selig and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Psalms of the King James Bible are the keys to communicating with God through prayer. Godfrey Selig's translation of a key fragment of the practical Kabala allows the reader to fully utilize the Psalms and prayers as they were meant to be used. Included in this edition are also a printing of all 150 Psalms from the King James Bible, a must have for any true devotee of God.

Woman with Guitar

Author : Paul Garon
Publisher : City Lights Books
ISBN 13 : 0872866211
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Woman with Guitar written by Paul Garon and published by City Lights Books. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot off the press! A revised, expanded edition of the quintessential portrait of one of the blues' greatest artists and the popular poetry of her lyrics.