Conjure, magic, and power. The influence of Afro-Atlantic religious practices on slave resistance and rebellion

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 84-103

  Rucker, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 33645505075     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470103200105     Document Type: Article

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