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The other kind of doctor: Conjure and magic in black American folk medicine

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Abstract

To the modern reader, Bibb’s experience must seem absurd on at least two major counts: how could he believe such devices would function? and after he saw they didn’t help him, why didn’t he learn from experience that the conjure doctor’s advice was not only not helpful but sometimes downright dangerous to him?.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAfrican-American Religion
Subtitle of host publicationInterpretive Essays in History and Culture
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages416-431
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781136046704
ISBN (Print)0415914582, 9780415914581
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2013

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