The conjuring of America

mojos mermaids medicine and 400 years of black women's magic

The conjuring of America

mojos mermaids medicine and 400 years of black women's magic
Lindsey Stewart
Book - 2025

"Emerging first on plantations in the American South, enslaved conjure women used their magic to treat illnesses. These women combined their ancestral spiritual beliefs from West Africa with local herbal rituals and therapeutic remedies to create conjure, forging a secret well of health and power hidden to their oppressors and many of the modern-day staples we still enjoy. ... Black feminist philosopher Lindsey Stewart exposes this vital contour of American history. Inthe face of slavery, Negro mammies fashioned a legacy of magic thatbegat herbal experts, fearsome water bearers, and powerful mojos--roles and traditions that for centuries have been passed down to respond to Black struggles in real time. And when Jim Crow was born, Granny Midwives and textile weavers leveled their techniques to protectour civil and reproductive rights, while Candy Ladies fed a generation of freedom crusaders. ... Above all, The Conjuring of America isa love letter to the magic Black women used to sow messages of rebellion, freedom, and hope"--

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Main Author: Stewart, Lindsey (Lindsey L.) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY: Legacy Lit, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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