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[1] [2] [3] Practitioners of Hoodoo are called rootworkers, conjure doctors, conjure men or conjure women, and root doctors. Regional synonyms for Hoodoo include rootwork and conjure . [ 4 ] As an autonomous spiritual system it has often been syncretized with beliefs from Islam brought over by enslaved West African Muslims, and Spiritualism .
Valerie Aiken Boles (née Fennell; November 8, 1932 – May 8, 2009) [1] [2] was an American root doctor.She came to prominence after becoming the inspiration for one of the main characters in John Berendt's 1994 true-crime book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Stephen Robinson (born Stephany (or Stepheney [1] or Stephaney [2]) Robinson; 1885 – May 5, 1947) was an American root doctor.He came to prominence after his association with Minerva, one of the main characters in John Berendt's 1994 true-crime book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
In one interview with a woman identified as Madam Collins of Memphis, she said that Aunt Caroline healed her cousin, Lou T. in Oil Trough, Arkansas. [8] [9] The woman had been poisoned and couldn't find a cure. According to Madam Collins, Aunt Caroline used rattlesnake dust, turpentine and gave specific ritualistic instructions for how Lou ...
On slave plantations in the United States, the creators of gris-gris (mojos) became the root workers, conjure doctors, and Hoodoo doctors in enslaved and free African American communities. Enslaved and free black root workers created mojo bags and placed Bible verses, petition papers, roots, herbs, animal parts, graveyard dirt, and other ...
Hospitalized women are less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital if they are treated by female doctors, a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine found.. In the study ...
Bixby was the daughter of farmers, who had moved from Philadelphia and in 1828 settled in southeastern Illinois, close to what would become the village of Rock Creek.After finishing school, she traveled to Philadelphia to train in midwifery and dentistry, but on her return to Illinois she became the first physician in Hardin County and consequently, a general practitioner for her community.
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