Liber XXXIV · Vodou & Hoodoo
Chapter III
Hoodoo & Rootwork
7 min readHarry Middleton Hyatt and His Great Hoodoo CollectionHarry Middleton Hyatt's Hoodoo—Conjuration—Witchcraft—Rootwork: how an Illinois minister recorded 1,600 conjure informants, what it holds and its limits.10 min readHoodoo and Rootwork: The History of African American ConjureHoodoo and rootwork explained: African American conjure from slavery to today, root doctors, mojo bags, Psalms and Moses, Hyatt, Hurston and curio companies.8 min readZora Neale Hurston and Hoodoo: Mules and Men and Her FieldworkZora Neale Hurston's study of hoodoo: her New Orleans initiations, Hoodoo in America (1931), Mules and Men, Tell My Horse and her influence on conjure.
Forthcoming in this chapter
5- Hoodoo & Rootwork: A Complete Guide
- Hoodoo: Meaning, History and Practice
- Rootwork: Meaning, History and Practice
- The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses in Hoodoo: Meaning, History and Practice
- What Is the Difference Between Hoodoo and Voodoo?