Voodoo and Hoodoo: The Craft as Revealed by Traditional Practioners
by Jim Haskins
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Author: Jim HaskinsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1978-01-25
ISBN: 0812860853
Number of pages: 226
Publisher: Scarborough House
Book Reviews of Voodoo and Hoodoo: The Craft as Revealed by Traditional Practioners
Book Review: Good book for the history....
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this book, it was easy to understand and I think Jim Haskins did a good job with the formatting. I have to agree with the reviewer that says that it's a good book, but not very helpful (as concerning the 'recipes'). It seems that Mr. Haskins was trying to give a history of voodoo and also a bit of a 'modern' (late 70's) look at voodoo and how it has evolved over time. To me, I try to read all I can on Voodoo, and I have found some good, bad, and really bad books on it. So far I have to say all in all this is a good book, I found it informative on a historical level and also on a 'folk-lore-ish' level as well. Now the recipes are great to read about but don't go into detail. I would've liked for the recipes to have been explained in more detail, but like the reviewer before me said, this book wasn't meant to be a 'How-to guide'. I wish Mr. Haskins would write a book going into details about the recipes. Individual practioners would benefit from having a book like that. Unfortunately, even the author suspected that the folks he interviewed for the recipes weren't giving him all the information, and rightly so, this is how they made money, so why would they give away all their secrets, people wouldn't need their services anymore. So all in all it's a good book, I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot.
Here's some of the chapters:
The roots in Africa
Culture Clash and Accomdation in the New World
Voodoo and Hoodoo Today
To do ill
To do Good
In matters of Law
In matters of Love
Voodoo and Hoodoo in perspective.
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Summary of Voodoo and Hoodoo: The Craft as Revealed by Traditional Practioners
Voodoo and Hoodoo tells how these spiritual descendents of African medicine men and sorcerers lay tricks and work their magic and explains the hold these practices have had on their believers, from their Old World origins until today.Customs & Traditions Books
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