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- Obeah: Afro-Shamanistik Witchcraft - An occultist's compilation of views on Jamaican Obeah, stressing magical aspects and minimizing religious ones, with extracts from W. Somerset Maugham and Azoth Kalafou.
- Psychic Phenomena of Jamaica by Joseph J. Williams (1934) - An account of spiritual practices and Obeah from the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest who first visited Jamaica in 1906.
- Southern Spirits Archive of African American Spirituality - Annotated collection of 19th and 20th century primary documents describing hoodoo, conjure, and spirituality in African American society.
- Rethinking the Nature and Tasks of African-American Theology - Anthony B. Pinn of Macalester College provides scholarly examples of how hoodoo and other African-based religious practices form a "second stream" within African-American Christianity, forcing a recognition of theological complexity beyond the merely folkloric or religio-magical orientation of conjure.
- Rootwork: a cyberhoodoo website - Arthur Flowers' poetic exploration of contemporary hoodoo.
- Hoodoo - An American magical tradition - An interview with the author of "Sticks, Stones, Roots, and Bones" about hoodoo and its current popularity.
- Luck-Balls; Hoodoo History - A 19th century account of the making of hoodoo luck balls by Mary Alicia Owen.
- Hoodoo: An Afro-Diaspora Tradition - A New World name of an Ancient African Magical Tradition.
- Hoodoo in Theory and Practice - An online book by Catherine Yronwode. Included are descriptions of how to burn candles and incense, sprinkle powders, make mojo bags, prepare spiritual baths and floor washes, perform spells and take off jinxes.
- Drums and Shadows by Mary Granger and the Georgia Writer's Project - Oral folklore from coastal Georgia, collected from African Americans during the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration; much of the material concerns hoodoo practices.
Wikipedia Articles
- Obeah - Obeah (sometimes spelled "Obi") is a term used in the West Indies to refer to folk magic, sorcery, and religious practices derived from Central African and West African origins. As such, Obeah is similar to Palo, Voodoo, Santeria, rootwork, and hoodoo.
- Hoodoo - Hoodoo is a form of predominantly African American, Christian, traditional folk magic. Also known as conjure, it is a rich magical tradition that developed from the merging of a number of separate cultures and magical traditions.
- Hoodoo Brown - Hyman G. Neill, better known as Hoodoo Brown, was the leader of the Dodge City Gang in Las Vegas, New Mexico in 1879 and early 1880.
- Hoodoo (John Fogerty album) - Hoodoo is John Fogerty's third solo album, recorded in 1976 but never released. After the John Fogerty solo album, Fogerty wasted no time proceeding to record more material for a new album to be followed with a tour.
- Conjure One - Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.