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A Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo: Rootworkers, Conjurers & Spirituals

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Availability:In StockContributor:Tony KailSeries:American HeritagePublish date:2017-02-20Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467137393ISBN-10:1467137391UPC:9781467137393Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:United States, African American & Black, Indigenous, Folk & TribalBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC59AA4V15

Author Tony Kail traces Memphis's colorful Hoodoo heritage from the arrival of Africans in Shelby County to the growth of conjure culture in juke joints and Spiritual Churches.


Widely known for its musical influence, Beale Street was a

Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467137393ISBN-10:1467137391UPC:9781467137393Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:United States, African American & Black, Indigenous, Folk & TribalBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC59AA4V15
Kail, Tony: - Tony Kail is an ethnographer and writer. He holds a degree in cultural anthropology and has researched magico-religious cultures for more than twenty-five years. His work has taken him from Voodoo ceremonies in New Orleans to Haitian Botanicas in Harlem and Spiritual Churches in East Africa. He has lectured at more than one hundred universities, hospitals and public safety agencies. Kail has been featured on CNN Online, the History Channel and numerous radio, television and print outlets. A resident of Humboldt, Tennessee, Kail was raised in Memphis and calls it his second home.

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