African American folk healing

Introduction

Historical paths to healing

Stories and cures : defining African American folk healing

Healing, the Black body, and institutional medicine : contexts for crafting wellness

Healing in place : from past to present

Today's healing traditions

Healing and hybridity in the twenty-first century

Healing the past in the present

Religion, spirituality, and African American folk healing

Hoodoo, conjure, and folk healing

Conclusion