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Voodoo Traditions

Voodoo Traditions is a syncretic religious practice within African American Folk Religion that synthesizes West African spiritual beliefs, Catholic symbolism, and regional folk traditions, distinguished by its ritualistic veneration of deities (loa), use of charms and altars, and community-based oral transmission in the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana regions.

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2017–2026

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Publications

33

Magic, witchcraft, and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds: a sourcebook

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 234 citations

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Treating Haitian Patients: Key Cultural Aspects

Astrid Desrosiers, Sheila St. Fleurose · American Journal of Psychotherapy · 2002 · 132 citations

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On the Trail of Voodoo: African Christianity in Africa and the Americas

John K. Thornton · The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History · 1988 · 121 citations

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The Immigrant Haitian Mother: Transcultural Nursing Perspective on Preventive Health Care for Children

Lydia DeSantis, Janice T. Thomas · Journal of Transcultural Nursing · 1990 · 59 citations

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Voodoo, Root Work, and Medicine

David C. Tinling · Psychosomatic Medicine · 1967 · 59 citations

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Authors

38

  1. CF
    Claude F. Jacobs

    Oakland University, United States

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  2. SC
    Stephen C. Cappannari

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  3. IJ
    Ina J. Fandrich

    Northwestern University, United States

    1 publications · 32 citations

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  4. WW
    Wade W. Nobles

    Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life and Culture, United States

    1 publications · 58 citations

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  5. IP
    Ira P. Lowenthal

    1 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

12

  1. University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  3. University of New Orleans

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  4. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  5. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  6. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

  7. Millersville University

    Millersville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    121 citations

  8. African Studies Centre

    Leiden, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 4 publications · 70 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 299 citations

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  3. TDR/The Drama Review

    2 publications · 64 citations

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  4. The Journal of Southern History

    2 publications · 93 citations

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  5. Journal of Black Studies

    2 publications · 51 citations

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