Hoodoo Studies (57 books)

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A list dedicated to preserving the practice of African American conjure, or hoodoo. The books on this list do not have to be entirely about hoodoo-books about African American history in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries should also be included.

This is a list of traditional hoodoo and conjure. Please do not include books by authors such as Denise Alvarado or Stephanie RoseBird.

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1	Powers of the Psalms by Anna Riva 4.35 avg rating — 692 ratings score: 1,398, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure by Catherine Yronwode 4.40 avg rating — 515 ratings score: 483, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Master Book of Candle Burning by Henri Gamache 3.89 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic in Rootwork, Conjure, and Spiritual Church Services by Catherine Yronwode 4.12 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and non-Herbal Treatments by Herbert C. Covey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Anna Riva's Candle Burning Magic: A Spellbook of Rituals for Good and Evil by Anna Riva 3.77 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies by Faith Mitchell (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 127 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition by Yvonne Patricia Chireau 4.18 avg rating — 137 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Voodoo and Hoodoo: The Craft as Revealed by Traditional Practitioners by James Haskins 3.49 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	African American Folk Healing by Stephanie Y. Mitchem 3.92 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Honoring the Ancestors: An African Cultural Interpretation of Black Religion and Literature by Donald H. Matthews really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Birdbrain by Virginia Arthur (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Go Forward With Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley by Sheri Dew 4.56 avg rating — 8,246 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks About Life on Sapelo Island, Georgia by Cornelia Walker Bailey 4.31 avg rating — 379 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Secrets of a Sissy Boy: A Gay Grimoire of Modern Magic for Men Who Love Men and the Hags Who Worship Them by Carolina Dean (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line by Charles W. Chesnutt 3.76 avg rating — 225 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Secrets of Magical Seals by Anna Riva 4.13 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Women of the Old Testament by Camille Fronk Olson 4.38 avg rating — 505 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Jump Up: Seasonal Celebrations from the World's Deep Traditions by Luisah Teish 4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales by Charles W. Chesnutt 3.87 avg rating — 872 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Candle Burning Magic by Anna Riva 3.77 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Religions of the World: A Latter-Day Saint View by Spencer J. Palmer (contributor) 4.17 avg rating — 199 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-tales from the Gulf States by Zora Neale Hurston really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 788 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage by Luisah Teish 4.30 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	African-American Gardens: Yards In Rural South by Richard Westmacott 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Golden Secrets of Mystic Oils by Anna Riva 3.84 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Book of Mormon Reference Companion by Joseph Smith Jr. (Editor) 4.43 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston 4.10 avg rating — 6,526 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Waters of Return: The Aeonic Flow of Voudoo by Louis Martinié 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Domination: How to Bend Others to Your Will by Anna Riva 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Counseling With Our Councils: Learning to Minister Together in the Church and in the Family by M. Russell Ballard 4.38 avg rating — 1,467 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot/Book and Card Set by Louis Martinié 4.29 avg rating — 148 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments by Jeffrey R. Holland 4.66 avg rating — 1,997 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Festival & Ritual Drumming by Mihslen Linden it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Church History in the Fullness of Times: Religion 341-343: the History of the Church of Jesus Christ by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai (2000-05-03) by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 4.39 avg rating — 778 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	A Priest's Head, A Drummer's Hands: New Orleans Voodoo: Order of Service (Volume 1) by Louis Martinié 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Old Style Conjure: Hoodoo, Rootwork, & Folk Magic by Starr Casas 4.20 avg rating — 307 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Mystery of the Long Lost 8th, 9th and 10th Books of Moses: Together With the Legend That Was of Moses and 44 Keys to Universal Power by Henri Gamache 3.81 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Finding Peace, Happiness, and Joy by Richard G. Scott 4.50 avg rating — 887 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Staubs And Ditchwater: A Friendly And Useful Introduction To Hillfolk's Hoodoo by H. Byron Ballard (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 192 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo by Laura Roach Dragon (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Our Latter-Day Hymns: The Stories and the Messages by Karen Lynn Davidson 4.35 avg rating — 868 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Utterly Wicked: Curses, Hexes & Other Unsavory Notions by Dorothy Morrison 4.19 avg rating — 869 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Under a Hoodoo Moon: The Life of the Night Tripper by Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 342 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Black Folder: Personal Communications on the Mastery of Hoodoo by Catherine Yronwode (Editor) 4.49 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Being Enough by Chieko N. Okazaki 4.40 avg rating — 460 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica by Zora Neale Hurston 3.97 avg rating — 2,620 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Spiritual Merchants: Religion, Magic and Commerce by Carolyn Morrow Long 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure: A Handbook (Greenwood Folklore Handbooks) by Jeffrey E. Anderson 3.89 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Jookin': The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture by Katrina Hazzard-Gordon 3.91 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Hoodoo, Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Rootwork, Volumes 1-5 by Harry Middleton Hyatt 4.19 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Conjure Workbook Volume 1: Working the Root by Starr Casas 4.20 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Magic With Incense and Powders by Ann Riva 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Long Lost Friend: A Collection of Mysterious and Invaluable Arts and Remedies, for Man as Well as Animals: Of Their Virtue and Efficacy in Healing ... the First Time in the U.S. in the Year 1820 by John George Hohman 3.82 avg rating — 314 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Joining Places: Slave Neighborhoods in the Old South (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) by Anthony E. Kaye 3.44 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Reading with Old Style Conjure Cards by Starr Casas 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Old Style Conjure Wisdoms, Workings and Remedies by Starr Casas 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars