Lowcountry Voodoo : Beginner's Guide to Tales, Spells and Boo Hags by Terrance Zepke (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Events and tours to acquaint you with Lowcountry culture. This unique blend of Christianity, herbalism, and folk magic is still practiced in South Carolina's Lowcountry. spells and curses and how to avoid them.

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PublisherPineapple Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101561644552
ISBN-139781561644551
eBay Product ID (ePID)74224761

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Book TitleLowcountry Voodoo : Beginner's Guide to Tales, Spells and Boo Hags
Number of Pages254 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Ethnic & Tribal, History
Publication Year2009
IllustratorSwing, Michael, Yes
GenreReligion, Fiction
AuthorTerrance Zepke
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-030608
SynopsisWhen African slaves were brought to the American South to work the plantations, they brought with them their culture, traditions, and religion--including what came to be called voodoo. This unique blend of Christianity, herbalism, and folk magic is still practiced in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Though a beginners guide, Lowcountry Voodoo offers a surprising wealth of information about this fascinating part of Lowcountry life. Learn about: the Gullah and their ways how to bring good luck and avoid bad luck spells and curses and how to avoid them how to cook up traditional good-luck meals for New Years Day a real voodoo village you can visit sweetgrass baskets events and tours to acquaint you with Lowcountry culture. In a selection of Lowcountry tales that feature voodoo, meet: a boo hag bride who sheds her skin at night Dr. Buzzard, the most famous root doctor a giant ghost dog a young man whose love potion worked too well George Powell, who outwitted a haint Crook-Neck Dick, who (mostly) outwitted a hangman Doctor Trott, who captured a mermaid.
LC Classification NumberBL2490.Z47 2009

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