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Spiritual Merchants
Carolyn Morrow Long
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Description for Spiritual Merchants
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKT; JFSR; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
They can be found along the side streets of many American cities: herb or candle shops catering to practitioners of Voodoo, hoodoo, SanterÍa, and similar beliefs. Here one can purchase ritual items and raw materials for the fabrication of traditional charms, plus a variety of soaps, powders, and aromatic goods known in the trade as “spiritual products.” For those seeking health or success, love or protection, these potions offer the power of the saints and the authority of the African gods.
In Spiritual Merchants, Carolyn Morrow Long provides an inside look at the followers of African-based belief systems and the ... Read more
They can be found along the side streets of many American cities: herb or candle shops catering to practitioners of Voodoo, hoodoo, SanterÍa, and similar beliefs. Here one can purchase ritual items and raw materials for the fabrication of traditional charms, plus a variety of soaps, powders, and aromatic goods known in the trade as “spiritual products.” For those seeking health or success, love or protection, these potions offer the power of the saints and the authority of the African gods.
In Spiritual Merchants, Carolyn Morrow Long provides an inside look at the followers of African-based belief systems and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Tennessee Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781572331105
SKU
V9781572331105
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-20
About Carolyn Morrow Long
The Author: Carolyn Morrow Long is a preservation specialist and conservator at the the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.
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