Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System

By: Katrina Hazzard-Donald

Narrated by: Sharell Palmer

In this book, Katrina Hazzard-Donald explores African Americans' experience and practice of the herbal, healing folk belief tradition known as Hoodoo. Working against conventional scholarship, Hazzard-Donald argues that Hoodoo emerged first in three distinct regions she calls "regional Hoodoo clusters" and that after the turn of the 19th century, Hoodoo took on a national rather than regional profile. The first interdisciplinary examination to incorporate a full glossary of Hoodoo culture, Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System lays out the movement of Hoodoo against a series of watershed changes in the American cultural landscape.

Throughout, Hazzard-Donald distinguishes between "Old tradition Black Belt Hoodoo" and commercially marketed forms that have been controlled, modified, and often fabricated by outsiders; this study focuses on the hidden system operating almost exclusively among African Americans in the Black spiritual underground.

The book is published by University of Illinois Press.

©2013 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (P)2018 Redwood Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"Mojo Workin' is a key contribution to the study of Hoodoo in America, with some energizing new ideas about its origins, early expression, and broader religious aspects." (Journal of American Folklore)

"A valuable contribution to the growing number of volumes concerned with African-based traditional spiritual beliefs in the New World." (American Studies)

"A significant contribution to the literature of African-based traditions in the United States." (Religious Studies Review)

Wow!!

Im nearly speechless. i will definitely be ordering a hard copy of this book. It will be my old tradition black belt Hoodoo BIBLE!! My favorite moment was High John responding to the "Becky." I'll leave it at that lol. I so enjoyed this.

Loved everything about it!

I loved listening to this audio book! So many stories about the culture and history !

Excellent!

I have a calling but learned the hard way about how much of a business this is rather than a desire to help others. I also learned who has the upper hand. i'm still searching for an honest, sincere teacher. I love this book. Straight to the point and honest!

Great Storyline

I really enjoyed this book. The storyline, the narration, all of it. The narrator's voice kept my attention which is difficult at times, she did a great job.

This!

This is the book that should be included in the beginner practitioner’s arsenal. When you understand your history, you’ll understand your journey.