Author: Union Baptist Church (Hogansville, Ga.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Historical Facts and Assimilated Records, Union Baptist Church, St. Marks Community, Hogansville, Georgia
Author: Union Baptist Church (Hogansville, Ga.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
A History of Savannah and South Georgia
Author: William HardenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians
Author: Lucian Lamar KnightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Georgia
Author: Allen Daniel CandlerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781403506887
Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
My Life and Work
Author: Alexander WaltersPublisher: First Fruits Press
ISBN: 9781621715535
Category : African American clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The autobiography of Alexander Walters, Bishop of African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, African American clergy.
Conjure in African American Society
Author: Jeffrey E. AndersonPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807135283
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
From black sorcerers' client-based practices in the antebellum South to the postmodern revival of hoodoo and its tandem spiritual supply stores, the supernatural has long been a key component of the African American experience. What began as a mixture of African, European, and Native American influences within slave communities finds expression today in a multimillion dollar business. In Conjure in African American Society, Jeffrey E. Anderson unfolds a fascinating story as he traces the origins and evolution of conjuring practices across the centuries. Though some may see the study of conjure as a perpetuation of old stereotypes that depict blacks as bound to superstition, the truth, Anderson reveals, is far more complex. Drawing on folklore, fiction and nonfiction, music, art, and interviews, he explores various portrayals of the conjurer -- backward buffoon, rebel against authority, and symbol of racial pride. He also examines the actual work performed by conjurers, including the use of pharmacologically active herbs to treat illness, psychology to ease mental ailments, fear to bring about the death of enemies and acquittals at trials, and advice to encourage clients to succeed on their own. By critically examining the many influences that have shaped conjure over time, Anderson effectively redefines magic as a cultural power, one that has profoundly touched the arts, black Christianity, and American society overall.
A History of Texas and Texans
Author: Frank White JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The Commonwealth of Georgia
Author: Georgia. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Memoirs of Georgia
Author: The Printer's Art
Author: Alexander A. StewartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Printing
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description