Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System
A scholarly study of the origins, evolution, and cultural importance of African American Hoodoo practices and beliefs.
About This Book
Mojo Workin' examines the historical development of Hoodoo as a distinct African American spiritual system.
The book traces Hoodoo's roots to West and Central African traditions brought to the Americas through the transatlantic slave trade.
It discusses how Hoodoo adapted and persisted within African American communities despite social and legal pressures.
The work highlights the role of conjuring, rootwork, and spiritual practices in everyday life and resistance.
Scholarly analysis is combined with cultural context to present Hoodoo as both a religious and social phenomenon.
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