Black Cats and the Black Cat BoneSave
Essay contrasts fear of black cats in European-American folklore with African-American belief that a black cat bone acquired and prepared with proper ceremony can grant the bearer invisibility or force the return of an ex-lover. http://www.luckymojo.com/blackcat.html
Issues in Ethnicity: The Demory Site SkullSave
Christopher Fennell, a University of Virginia anthropologist, describes a small X-marked clay skull, an article of malevolent conjuration buried beneath a Virginia farm house between 1780 and 1860, raising significant issues in ethnic studies, folk magic, anthropology, and historical archaeology. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/f...
Lucky Mojo Spells ArchiveSave
A very large collection of folk-magic spells from various cultures contributed by hundreds of usenet posters since 1995, sub-divided by spell type, not by originating tradition; on-site search engine helps users locate information. http://www.luckymojo.com/spells.html
Pow-Wows or The Long-Lost FriendSave
John George Hohman's 1820 German-American magical receipt-book: its continuing influence on Appalachian and African-American herb and root doctors, examples of spells from the text, and an extensive bibliographic publishing history. http://www.luckymojo.com/powwows.html