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Spiritual Merchants: Religion, Magic and Commerce » (1st Edition)
Authors: Carolyn Long
ISBN-13: 9781572331105, ISBN-10: 1572331100
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Date Published: May 2001
Edition: 1st Edition
Author Biography: Carolyn Long
Book Synopsis
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Pt. I | Historical Antecedents and Traditional Practices | |
| 1 | African Origins and European Influences | 3 |
| 2 | African-Based Religions in the Latin-Catholic Colonies | 17 |
| 3 | New Orleans Voodoo | 37 |
| 4 | Conjure, Hoodoo, and Rootwork in the Anglo-Protestant South | 71 |
| Pt. II | Sold as a Curio Only: The Evolution of the Spiritual Products Industry | |
| 5 | The Commodification of Traditional Charms | 99 |
| 6 | Mail-Order Doctors and Hoodoo Drugstores | 127 |
| 7 | Candle Shops, Botanicas, Yerberias, and Web Sites | 159 |
| 8 | The Manufacturers | 187 |
| 9 | John the Conqueror: From Magical Root to Manufactured Product | 221 |
| Conclusion | 247 | |
| Appendix | 253 | |
| Notes | 265 | |
| Bibliography | 293 | |
| Index | 303 |
Subjects
African Americans
African American - General & Miscellaneous Religion
Christianity All Religion General & Miscellaneous Religion
New Age & Spirituality Alternative Spirituality Cults
New Age & Spirituality Crystals, Gems, and Precious Stones Talismans
New Age & Spirituality Healing Crystals, Gems, and Precious Stones
New Age & Spirituality Witchcraft and Magic Crystals, Gems, and Precious Stones
New Age & Spirituality Witchcraft and Magic Magic Studies
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Science & Nature Social Sciences African Studies
Science & Nature Social Sciences Anthropology & Archaeology
Science & Nature Social Sciences Regional Studies
Social Sciences African Studies Africana - African Diaspora (outside U.S.)
Social Sciences Anthropology & Archaeology Socio - Cultural Anthropology
Social Sciences Regional Studies Africana - African Diaspora (outside U.S.)
Christianity Christianity All Religion
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Healing Crystals, Gems, and Precious StonesNew Age & Spirituality
Witchcraft and Magic Crystals, Gems, and Precious StonesNew Age & Spirituality
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