Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781469610559)

This is a book of black folklore and superstition, voodoo and conjure, magic and religion, songs and wonders. The author's aim has been to present these folk-beliefs, to show their origin whenever possible, and to indicate some of the general principles governing the transmission and content of folklore in general as a means of establishing better relations between the races.

Originally published in 1926.

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Author: Newbell Niles Puckett
ISBN-10: 1469610558
ISBN-13: 9781469610559
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2017
Pages: 678
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d