Description: This handbook is a reader-friendly, practical guide to the time-honored magical spells and rituals that are based on African traditions, and still practiced in the African-American community today.
Brief description: Tayannah Lee McQuillarstudied anthropology at the City University of New York and has studied the magio-religious practices of Black America. She lives in New York City.
Review Quotes: Sallie Ann Glassman Mambo, author of Vodou Visions, owner of The Island of Salvation Botanica in New Orleans, Louisiana. A respectful, clear, and much-needed book that honors the creativity and resilience of African American traditions. McQuillar's discussions of the meaning of practices and ingredients underline the symbols, legacies, and worldviews encoded within the spells, and help people to empower themselves with understanding.