| Stories of Rootworkers & Hoodoo in the Mid-South Contributor(s): Kail, Tony (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467139890 ISBN-13: 9781467139892 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Topical - New Age |
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| Publisher Description: Men and women who carried the mantle of African healing and spirituality in the Mid-South were frequently accused and attacked for their misunderstood culture. The same healers and spiritual workers feared by outsiders were embraced and revered by familie |
Contributor Bio(s): Kail, Tony: - Tony Kail is an ethnographer and writer. He holds a degree in cultural anthropology and has researched ethnic 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. |